15 Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Tone Language Speakers
Michael C.F. Tong, John Ka Keung Sung, and Kathy Y.S. Lee Abstract Chinese language is based on 4 (Mandarin) to 6 (Cantonese) lexical tones to differentiate the meaning of a…
13 Programming, Rehabilitation, and Outcome Assessment for Adults:II
Cordula Matthies, Anja Kurz, and Wafaa Shehata-Dieler Abstract Programming of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in adult patients aims for providing as many auditory electrodes as possible at most comfortable levels…
14 Outcomes in Pediatric ABI: The Hacettepe UniversityExperience
Levent Sennaroğlu, Gonca Sennaroğlu, Esra Yucel, and Burçak Bilginer Abstract This chapter reports the audiological outcome of pediatric auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) in Hacettepe University. Our preliminary ABI outcome was…
11 ABI Engineering and Intraoperative Monitoring: MED-EL
Marek Polak Abstract Subjects with a nonfunctioning auditory nerve do not benefit from cochlear implantation. In such cases, if the subject is older than 12 months of age, an auditory…
12 Programming, Rehabilitation, and Outcome Assessment for Adults:I
Daniel S. Roberts, Lawrence Kashat, Jordan M. Rock, and Steven R. Otto Abstract Loss of integrity of the auditory nerve after surgical removal of vestibular schwannomas (VS) in neurofibromatosis type…
9 Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implantation: Colletti Team Experience andSpecial Considerations
Vittorio Colletti, Marco Mandalà, Giacomo Colletti, and Liliana Colletti Abstract This chapter reviews our center’s experience with auditory brainstem implantation in children over a 14 year period. The performance in…
10 ABI Engineering and Intraoperative Monitoring: Cochlear
Barry Nevison Abstract The auditory brainstem implant (ABI), while closely related in many ways to a cochlear implant (CI), is beset with its own unique technical, practical, and clinical challenges…
5 Surgery for ABI: The Translabyrinthine Approach
Marc S. Schwartz, Eric P. Wilkinson, and Gregory P. Lekovic Abstract The translabyrinthine (TL) approach has been used since the 1960s to safely and reliably resect vestibular schwannomas (VS) and…
7 Surgery for ABI: Retrolabyrinthine Approach
Ricardo F. Bento and Paula T. Lopes Abstract The retrolabyrinthine approach (RLA) to the cerebellopontine angle and posterior fossa is traditionally described to offer a quick and safe surgical access,…
6 The Retrosigmoid Approach in Auditory Brainstem Implantation
Robert Behr Abstract The retrosigmoid (RS) approach is the paradigmatic approach to the cerebellopontine angle for not only vestibular schwannomas but also a wide range of pathological processes. Indeed, it…
