 Cochlear Implants
"Cochlear Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Electronic hearing devices typically used for patients with normal outer and middle ear function, but defective inner ear function. In the COCHLEA, the hair cells (HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR) may be absent or damaged but there are residual nerve fibers. The device electrically stimulates the COCHLEAR NERVE to create sound sensation.
| Descriptor ID |
D003054
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.305.250.319.381.500.500 E07.695.150 E07.695.202.381.500.500 E07.814.458.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Cochlear Implants- Cochlear Implants
- Implants, Cochlear
- Cochlear Implant
- Implant, Cochlear
- Cochlear Prosthesis
- Cochlear Prostheses
- Prostheses, Cochlear
- Prosthesis, Cochlear
- Auditory Prosthesis
- Auditory Prostheses
- Prostheses, Auditory
- Prosthesis, Auditory
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cochlear Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Pollonini L, Olds C, Abaya H, Bortfeld H, Beauchamp MS, Oghalai JS. Auditory cortex activation to natural speech and simulated cochlear implant speech measured with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Hear Res. 2014 Mar; 309:84-93.
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Bunta F, Douglas M. The effects of dual-language support on the language skills of bilingual children with hearing loss who use listening devices relative to their monolingual peers. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2013 Jul; 44(3):281-90.
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Courville T. Cochlear implants. J S C Med Assoc. 1994 Oct; 90(10):491-3.
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