Cochlear implantation in infants below 12 months of age
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Cochlear Implantation in Children Younger Than 12 Months
Objectives. As a result of universal newborn hearing screening and improved evaluation tools, many children with severe to profound hearing loss are being diagnosed as infants. This affords the opportunity to provide these children access to cochlear implantation, although medical and audiologic challenges must be addressed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy o...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2095-8811
DOI: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2017.12.001