Cochlear Implants is a comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of cochlear implantation, fully updated since its first edition was published in 1991.

All aspects of this rapidly developing field are covered, including

• implant design
• speech processing strategies
• assessment and rehabilitation of children and adults
• future developments and more!

Chapters written by implant users and their parents give fascinating insight into the experience of hearing again with a cochlear implant.

Contents

1. Implant design and development
2. Speech processing strategies
3. The cochlear implant team
4. Assessment of adult patients
5. Assessment of children
6. Selection criteria and prediction of outcomes
7. Psychological aspects of cochlear implantation
8. Medical and surgical considerations
9. Radiological evaluation in cochlear implantation
10. Cochlear implant surgery
11. Utility of electrically evoked potentials in cochlear implant users
12. Device programming
13. Adult rehabilitation
14. Paediatric habilitation
15. Soundfield hearing for patients with cochlear implants and hearing aids
16. The future of cochlear implants
17. A patient’s perspective
18. A parent’s perspective

Index

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