Open AccessCochlear implantation as a prospective trend of a hearing aid
Author(s) -
А. В. Староха,
A. V. Davydov
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2004-4-35-38
Subject(s) - cochlea , cochlear implantation , audiology , cochlear implant , rehabilitation , inner ear , medicine , anatomy , physical therapy
A fundamentally new method of the treatment of patients with a profound degree of deafness – cochlear implantation – has been described. During operation a system of electrodes providing the sound perception by electrical stimulation of survived auditory nerve fibers is to introduce into the patient’s inner ear. The scheme of cochlea implant has been presented, the selection of patients and postoperative rehabilitation stages have been described.