Cochlear implants : a practical guide.
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TextPublication details: London : Whurr, c2006.Edition: 2nd ed. / edited by Huw R. Cooper and Louise C. CraddockDescription: xiv, 425 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9781861564818 (pbk.) :
- 1861564813 (pbk.) :
- 617.882 COO
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Previous ed.: 1991.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Implant design and development --Chapter 2: Speech processing strategies-- Chapter 3: The cochlear implant team-- Chapter 4: Assessment of adult patients--Chapter 5: Assessment of children -- Chapter 6: Selection criteria and prediction of outcomes-- Chapter 7: Psychological aspects of cochlear implantation -- Chapter 8: Medical and surgical considerations --Chapter 9: Radiological evaluation in cochlear implantation --Chapter 10: Cochlear implant surgery --Chapter 11: Utility of electrically evoked potentials in cochlear implant users -- Chapter 12: Device programming -- Chapter 13: Adult rehabilitation-- Chapter 14: Paediatric habilitation -- Chapter 15: Soundfield hearing for patients with cochlear implants and hearing aids -- Chapter 16: The future of cochlear implants -- Chapter 17: A patient\'s perspective -- Chapter 18: A parent\'s perspective.
A comprehensive multi-author handbook covering various aspects of cochlear implantation, from implant design, speech processing strategies, assessment and rehabilitation of children and adults to future developments. Chapters written by implant users and their parents give insight into the experience of hearing again with a cochlear implant.