Cochlear nerve (CN) hypoplasia presents a dilemma to the implanting teams in choosing
the most appropriate habilitation method. In patients with CN hypoplasia (CN deficiency) …

Cochlear implantation is a standard treatment for children with severe-to-profound
sensorineural hearing loss. Since the introduction of CI more than 30 years ago …

Background Cochlear nerve deficiency is one of the known causes of congenital
sensorineural hearing loss. Management of hearing loss in children with cochlear nerve …

Approximately 2% of congenital profound deafness cases are due to cochlear nerve (CN)
deficiency. MRI is essential to confirm if the nerve is deficient, but because of limitations with …

Objective: To assess cochlear implant (CI) outcomes, and factors affecting outcomes, for
children with aplasia/hypoplasia of the cochlea nerve. We also developed a new grading …

The assessment process is critical in deciding whether a profoundly deaf child with cochlear
nerve deficiency (CND) will be suitable for a cochlear or auditory brainstem implant (ABI) …

Expanding selection criteria and increasing numbers of cochlear implantations have
revealed several challenging cases with regard to surgery and medical point of view …

Introduction Cochlear nerve aplasia or hypoplasia is found in up to a half of patients with
unilateral or bilateral hearing loss. There is an ongoing discussion regarding the indication …

The purpose of this book is to contribute to basic and clinical medical research on cochlear
implants for inner ear malformation and cochlear nerve deficiency. Cochlear implantation for …

Morphologically congenital sensorineural hearing loss can be investigated under two
categories. Majority of the congenital hearing loss (80%) are membranous malformations …