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Bimodal speech perception in italian patients using coclea implant and a hearing aid in the non implanted ear
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Preservation of residual hearing in cochlear implantation: comparison between three different surgical techniques
No full textThe preservation of residual hearing is becoming a high priority in cochlear implant surgery. It allows
better speech understanding and ensures long-lasting and stable performance; it also allows the
possibility, in selected cases, of combining electro-acoustic stimulation in the same ear.
We present the results of a retrospective study of the conservation of residual hearing in three different
groups of patients who had undergone cochlear implantation using three different cochlear implant
electrode arrays, combined with three different surgical techniques for the cochleostomy. The study
aimed to evaluate which approach allowed greater preservation of residual hearing.
The best residual hearing preservation results (i.e. preservation in 81.8 per cent of patients) were
achieved with the Contour Advance electrode array, using the Advance Off-Stylet technique and
performing a modified anterior inferior cochleostomy; this combination enabled reduced trauma to the
lateral wall of the cochlea during electrode insertion
Benefit from bimodal hearing in a group of prelingually deafened adult cochlear implant users
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