Bilateral Cochlear Implants

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Audiology Online - February 14, 2011

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Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Battista, M.D., & Kathleen Highhouse, Au.D., Ear Institute of

Chicago, LLC

Battista: Today I'll talk about bilateral cochlear implantation and

the benefits of having two implants in terms of speech perception in quiet

and in noise, localization ability and implications on language development

in children. I'll review the auditory perceptual disadvantages caused by

unilateral hearing loss, and the advantages of bilateral hearing, which is

the rationale for bilateral cochlear implantation. I'll also contrast

simultaneous and sequential implantation, talk about pros and cons of each,

and review some published literature. My associate, Dr. Kathleen Highhouse,

will review clinical case studies of three adults who use bilateral cochlear

implants (CI), two of whom were implanted simultaneously.

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Complete article: http://tinyurl.com/4nr99jt