Title:	Hearing preservation in cochlear implant surgery
Authors:	Miranda, Priscila Carvalho Sampaio, André Luiz Lopes Lopes, Rafaela Aquino Fernandes Venosa, Alessandra Ramos Oliveira, Carlos Augusto Costa Pires de
Assunto::	Audição (Fisiologia) Implante coclear
Issue Date:	Sep-2014
Publisher:	Hindawi
Citation:	MIRANDA, Priscila Carvalho et al. Hearing preservation in cochlear implant surgery. International Journal of Otolaryngology, Londres, v. 2014, p. 1-6, set. 2014. Disponível em: <https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijoto/2014/468515/>. Acesso em: 7 dez. 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/468515.
Abstract:	In the past, it was thought that hearing loss patients with residual low-frequency hearing would not be good candidates for cochlear implantation since insertion was expected to induce inner ear trauma. Recent advances in electrode design and surgical techniques have made the preservation of residual low-frequency hearing achievable and desirable. The importance of preserving residual low-frequency hearing cannot be underestimated in light of the added benefit of hearing in noisy atmospheres and in music quality. The concept of electrical and acoustic stimulation involves electrically stimulating the nonfunctional, high-frequency region of the cochlea with a cochlear implant and applying a hearing aid in the low-frequency range. The principle of preserving low-frequency hearing by a “soft surgery” cochlear implantation could also be useful to the population of children who might profit from regenerative hair cell therapy in the future. Main aspects of low-frequency hearing preservation surgery are discussed in this review: its brief history, electrode design, principles and advantages of electric-acoustic stimulation, surgical technique, and further implications of this new treatment possibility for hearing impaired patients.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade de Medicina (FMD)
Licença::	International Journal of Otolaryngology - Copyright © 2014 Priscila Carvalho Miranda et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 3.0). Fonte: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijoto/2014/468515/. Acesso em: 7 dez. 2017.
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/468515
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