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7 Principles of Cochlear Implant Imaging Andrew J. Fishman and Roy A. Holliday Radiographic imaging plays a major role in cochlear implantation with regard to preoperative candidacy evaluation, intraoperative monitoring,…

19 Acoustical and Electrical Speech Processing Bruce J. Gantz, Christopher W. Turner, and Kate E. Gfeller Combining electrical and acoustical speech processing is the newest application of cochlear implant technology….

9 Cochlear Implant Electrode History, Choices, and Insertion Techniques J. Thomas Roland Jr., Tina C. Huang, and Andrew J. Fishman ♦ History of Cochlear Implantation The history of cochlear implantation…

17 Speech Perception by Adults with Multichannel Cochlear Implants Michael F. Dorman and Anthony J. Spahr This chapter reviews the speech perception abilities of patients fit with the current generation…

2 Genetic Predictors of Cochlear Implant Outcome Andrew K. Patel and Anil K. Lalwani Congenital or acquired severe to profound loss sustained prior to the development of language is estimated…

8 Electrophysiology and Device Telemetry Paul J. Abbas, Carolyn J. Brown, and Christine P. Etler The performance of individuals receiving cochlear implants has improved significantly over the course of the…

10 Complications of Cochlear Implant Surgery Noel L. Cohen and J. Thomas Roland Jr. Surgical complications related to cochlear implants are classified as device related or medical-surgical. Device-related complications are…

5 Possibilities for a Closer Mimicking of Normal Auditory Functions with Cochlear Implants Blake S. Wilson, Reinhold Schatzer, and Enrique A. Lopez-Poveda Recent advances in electrode and stimulus design have…

13 Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants Amy McConkey Robbins “Language is the light of the mind.” John Stuart Mill This chapter addresses issues related to language development in…