Journal Reviews

Single sided deafness and cochlear implants

6 October 2017 | | Single-sided deafness, binaural hearing, cochlear implant, quality of life, tinnitus

Cochlear implants (CI) can restore hearing in the profoundly deaf ear. Risk/ benefit and cost considerations dictate strict criteria that must be met for patients to be eligible. People with single-sided deafness are not eligible to receive a cochlear implant...