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Cochlear implantation in auditory neuropathy.
R T Miyamoto1, K I Kirk, J Renshaw
1Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
The Laryngoscope
|July 13, 2000
Summary
Cochlear implants in children with auditory neuropathy show some benefit, particularly in vowel recognition. However, consonant and open-set word recognition remain significantly lower, suggesting caution is needed.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Neuroscience
- Pediatrics
Background:
- Auditory neuropathy is a hearing loss where auditory evoked potentials are absent, but otoacoustic emissions are present.
- This suggests the hearing loss originates centrally, unlike typical sensorineural hearing loss.