RT Book, Section
A1 Deep, Nicholas L.
A1 Driscoll, Colin L.W.
A1 Lalwani, Anil K.
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1169081714
T1 Cochlear Implants
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847643
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169081714
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  cochlear  implant  (CI)  is  an  electronic  device  that  restores  partial  hearing  for  patients  with  advanced  hearing  loss  who  gain  limited  benefit  from  a  conventional  hearing  aid.  Part  of  the  device  is  surgically  implanted  under  the  skin  and  an  electrode  is  placed  within  the  cochlea  to  directly  stimulate  the  auditory  nerve,  bypassing  the  damaged  portions  of  the  inner  ear.  Over  the  past  50  years,  tremendous  advancements  have  been  made  in  cochlear  implantation,  from  merely  eliciting  sound  via  direct  stimulation  of  the  auditory  nerve  to  restoring  functional  hearing  in  hundreds  of  thousands  of  patients.  Continued  innovations  in  cochlear  implantation  technology,  including  shorter  more  flexible  electrodes,  smaller  devices,  incorporation  of  hearing  aid  technology,  evolving  speech-processing  strategies,  and  refinements  in  surgical  technique,  including  atraumatic,  “soft  surgery”  principles  and  the  development  of  alternative  surgical  approaches,  have  led  to  improved  outcomes.