Cochlear implants: principles & practices

Prosthetic replacements for the inner ear and are only appropriate for people who receive minimal or no benefit from conventional hearing aids. Part of the devise is surgically implanted in the skull behind the ear and tiny wires are inserted into the cochlear. The other part of the devise is external and has a microphone, a speech processor and connecting cables. This book is a textbook that covers the scientific principles behind the device, the technology, how to assess candidates, how to implant the devices and what rehabilitation makes the most sense.

Auditory physiology and perception / Bradford J. May and John K. Niparko -- Brain plasticity : the impact of the environment on the brain as it relates to hearing and deafness / David K. Ryugo and Charles J. Limb -- The epidemiology of hearing loss : how prevalent is hearing loss? / John K. Niparko and Yuri Agrawal -- The pathology and etiology of sensorineural hearing loss and implications for cochlear implantation / Mark Almond and David J. Brown -- Correlates of sensorineural hearing loss and their effects on hearing aid benefit and implications for cochlear implantation / Ryan M. Carpenter -- The history of cochlear implants / Marc D. Eisen -- The design of cochlear implants / Blake S. Wilson and Michael F. Dorman -- Assessment of candidacy for cochlear implantation / John K. Niparko, Cristiano Lingua, and Ryan M. Carpenter -- Parental response to the diagnosis of hearing loss / Nancy K. Mellon -- Maternal attachment and adjustment : impact on child outcomes / Nancy K. Mellon -- Psychosocial development of deaf children / Nancy K. Mellon -- Motor skills in childhood deafness / Betty Schopmeyer -- Medical and surgical aspects of cochlear implantation / Debara L. Tucci and Thoma…