Importance Sensorineural hearing loss is the third leading cause of years lived with
disability worldwide. Cochlear implants may provide a viable alternative to hearing aids for …

A FDA clinical trial was carried out to evaluate the potential benefit of cochlear implant (CI)
use for adults with unilateral moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Subjects …

The fourth edition of Children With Hearing Loss: Developing Listening and Talking, Birth to
Six is a dynamic compilation of important information for the facilitation of spoken language …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the benefit of having preserved acoustic
hearing in the implanted ear for speech recognition in complex listening environments …

Unilateral deafness has a high incidence in children. In addition to children who are born
without hearing in one ear, children with bilateral deafness are frequently equipped only …

Bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) have provided some success in improving spatial hearing
abilities to patients, but with large variability in performance. One reason for the variability is …

Objective: In subjects who are deaf and who also have tinnitus in the affected ear, tinnitus
treatments based on acoustic input are impossible. On the other hand, tinnitus suppression …

Background: The use of bilateral amplification is now common clinical practice for hearing
aid users but not for cochlear implant recipients. In the past, most cochlear implant recipients …

Bilateral cochlear implantation is becoming a standard of care in many clinics. While much
benefit has been shown through bilateral implantation, patients who have bilateral cochlear …

Objective: Bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss is a standard criterion for
cochlear implantation. Increasingly, patients are implanted in one ear and continue to use a …