The Food and Drug Administration published a public health warning on the association of bacterial meningitis and cochlear implants in June 2002. This article reports the first case of group A streptococcal (GAS) meningitis in a cochlear-implanted patient, followed by a review on cochlear implantation and GAS meningitis.

Cochlear implants are very well established in the rehabilitation of hearing loss and regarded as most successful neuroprostheses to date. While a lot progress has also been made neighboring field specific vestibular implants, some diseases affect entire inner ear, leading both hypo- or dysfunction. The proximity cochlear organs suggests single combined implant means alleviate associated impair...

BACKGROUND Visual cross-modal re-organization is a neurophysiological process that occurs in deafness. The intact sensory modality of vision recruits cortical areas from the deprived sensory modality of audition. Such compensatory plasticity is documented in deaf adults and animals, and is related to deficits in speech perception performance in cochlear-implanted adults. However, it is unclear ...

The “efficacy” of cochlear implants in deaf children has been firmly established in the literature. However, the “effectiveness” of cochlear implants varies widely and is influenced by demographic and experiential factors. Several “key” findings suggest new directions for research on central auditory factors that underlie the effectiveness of cochlear implants. First, there are enormous individ...

Over the past two decades, cochlear implantation has become a widely accepted treatment of deafness in children. Over 20,000 children have received cochlear implants worldwide. Hearing, language and social development outcomes have been positive. We review current issues in cochlear implantation, candidacy, evaluation, surgery, habilitation, ethics and outcomes.

BACKGROUND Maximum performance and long-term stability of bilateral cochlear implants has become an important topic because there has been increasing numbers of recipients of bilateral cochlear implants. PURPOSE To determine the performance over time (up to 6yr) of subjects with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants (CI+CI) on word recognition and localization. RESEARCH DESIGN Over-time ...