Open AccessCochlear Implantation: Diagnosis, Indications, and Auditory Rehabilitation Results
Author(s) -
Stefan Dazert,
Jan Peter Thomas,
Andreas Loth,
Thomas Zahnert,
Timo Stöver
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0690
Subject(s) - medicine , cochlear implantation , rehabilitation , audiology , medline , physical medicine and rehabilitation , hearing loss , physical therapy , political science , law
Hearing impairment that is too severe to be adequately treated with conventional hearing aids can lead, in children, to severe developmental disturbances of hearing and language, and, in adults, to communicative and social deprivation. Recent advances in medical device technology and in microsurgical techniques have led to an expansion of the indications for cochlear implantation (CI) for adults with progressive hearing loss in older age, and to a restructuring of the process of care for these patients in Germany.