The goal of cochlear implant surgery is to insert the entire electrode array into the scala
tympani. Incomplete insertion is usually attributable to the presence of new bone formation …

Objective: To determine the viability of giving implants to children< 2 years old and to assess
the development of speech perception. Study Design: A prospective study with a follow-up …

Auditory neuropathy is a term currently used to describe a condition, found in some patients
ranging in age from infants to adults, in which the patient displays auditory characteristics …

Methods The current study is prospective and cross-sectional with repeated measures.
Horizontal canal function was assessed in response to caloric and rotational stimuli …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: Compare outcomes among children with inner ear
malformations and/or cochlear nerve deficiency (CND) who have received a cochlear …

Electrophysiologic and objective measures are reviewed with respect to their
implementation as monitoring tools for cochlear implants in the operating room and their …

Conclusions: Open-set speech perception in children with an inner ear malformation is
equal to that of other congenitally deaf children after an average of 2 years follow-up …

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common sensory deficit in humans, occurring
in 2 to 4 per 1000 live births and affecting an estimated 40,000 children in the United States …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the auditory outcomes of children implanted in an ear with eighth
nerve hypoplasia or aplasia and to determine whether preoperative characteristics are …

The temporal bone histopathology of a patient with profound sensorineural hearing loss
attributable to cochlear otosclerosis is presented. The patient had a Nucleus 22-channel …