Journal Reviews

Is there hope of hearing for postmeningitic patients deemed unsuitable for a cochlear implant?

1 May 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology | Auditory brainstem implant, cochlear implantation, cochlear ossification, deafness, hearing loss, meningitis

Rehabilitation of patients with profound hearing loss deemed unsuitable for cochlear implants is challenging. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a viable option for these patients. This paper evaluates auditory and speech perception outcome measures following ABI in 10 postmeningitic...

Can intraoperative electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses predict the outcome of cochlear implantation?

1 March 2016 | | Auditory brainstem implant, Cochlear implant, Electrical auditory brainstem response

Electrophysiology during cochlear implant surgery remains an issue of debate among the various centres. In the present study, the latencies and quality of the eABR waveforms from 74 adult implanted patients were analysed. In addition, four children with severe cochlear...