Cochlear implantation

Record ID 32010000885
English
Authors' objectives:

Used in patients with bilateral hearing impairment caused by severe loss of cochlear hair cells, the goal of cochlear implantation is to restore hearing by converting received sounds into electrical impulses that stimulate the auditory nerve, thereby performing the function normally performed by cochlear hair cells.

Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hayesinc.com/
Year Published: 2009
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Cochlear Implantation
Contact
Organisation Name: HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address: 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright: <p>2009 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc</p>
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