Selection criteria for cochlear implants in children

To determine the selection criteria for cochlear implantation in children. Hospital pediatric implant center. Selection of patients depends on medical evaluation, audiometric data, speech discrimination, communication skills, cognitive skills, and psychosocial factors. Patient selection is based on...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of otology (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1997-11, Vol.18 (6), p.S71-S72
Hauptverfasser:	DEGUINE, O, FRAYSSE, B, UZIEL, A, COCHARD, N, CORMARY, X
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Auditory Threshold Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Cochlear Implantation Deafness - surgery Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Medical sciences Patient Selection Speech Perception Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the ear, the auditive nerve and the facial nerve
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the selection criteria for cochlear implantation in children. Hospital pediatric implant center. Selection of patients depends on medical evaluation, audiometric data, speech discrimination, communication skills, cognitive skills, and psychosocial factors. Patient selection is based on tonal audiometry, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrophysiologic tests. Side of implantation is chosen according to cochlear structure, duration of deafness, and dominant handedness. Ninety-eight cochlear implantations with the Nucleus multichannel implant have been performed at this center since 1990. The selection of children for cochlear implantation require close collaboration between the pediatric surgical team, the educational team, and the family.
ISSN:	0192-9763