## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Widespread universal newborn hearing screening has led to increased identification of infant hearing loss. Supported by improved diagnostic tools allowing more definitive diagnosis of profound sensorineural hearing loss in young children, cochlear implantation
COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION IN THE VERY YOUNG CHILD
โ Scribed by Rizer, Franklin M.; Burkey, John M.
- Book ID
- 122028053
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 615 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-6665
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## Abstract The cochlear implant is best characterized as a device that provides access to the sound environment. The device enables the hearing pathway to respond to environmental and speech sounds, providing informational cues from the surroundings and from others that may escape visual detection