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Surgical evaluation of candidates for cochlear implantsThe customary presentation of surgical procedures to patients in the United States consists of discussions on alternative treatment methods, risks of the procedure(s) under consideration, and potential benefits for the patient. Because the contents of the normal speech signal have not been defined in a way that permits a surgeon systematically to provide alternative auditory signals to a deaf patient, the burden is placed on the surgeon to make an arbitrary selection of candidates and available devices for cochlear prosthetic implantation. In an attempt to obtain some information regarding the ability of a deaf patient to use electrical signals to detect and understand speech, the Good Samaritan Hospital and Neurological Sciences Institute cochlear implant team has routinely performed tympanotomies using local anesthesia and has positioned temporary electrodes onto the round windows of implant candidates. The purpose of this paper is to review our experience with this procedure and to provide some observations that may be useful in a comprehensive preoperative evaluation for totally deaf patients who are being considered for cochlear implantation.
Document ID
20040088971
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Black, F. O.
Lilly, D. J.
Fowler, L. P.
Stypulkowski, P. H.
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology. Supplement
Volume: 96
Issue: 1 Pt 2 Suppl 128
ISSN: 0096-8056
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NS-19221
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Non-NASA Center
NASA Discipline Neuroscience
Case Reports

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