Cochlear and brainstem implants.([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 9783805581578 Cochlear cochlear pertaining to or emanating from the cochlea. cochlear duct the coiled portion of the membranous labyrinth located inside the cochlea; contains endolymph. cochlear nerve see Table 14. and brainstem implants. Ed. by A. Moller. S. Karger, AG 2006 228 pages $190.00 Hardcover Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology; v.64 RF305 Cochlear implants Cochlear Implants Definition A cochlear implant is a surgical treatment for hearing loss that works like an artificial human cochlea in the inner ear, helping to send sound from the ear to the brain. are used in people who are deaf or have severe hearing loss caused by the loss of cochlear hair cells cochlear hair cell n. A sensory cell in the spiral organ in synaptic contact with sensory as well as efferent fibers of the auditory nerve. Also called Corti's cell. ; auditory brainstem implants provide stimulation of the cochlear nucleus cochlear nucleus n. Any of the nuclei that are located on the dorsal and lateral surface of the inferior cerebellar peduncle in the floor of the lateral recess of the rhomboid fossa, receive the incoming fibers of the cochlear part of the in people whose auditory nerves do not function. Specialists in the implants from such fields as behavioral and brain science and electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. set out the clinical and scientific bases for them, and explore their function, implementation, and use. Among the topics are factors influencing spoken language outcomes in children following early cochlear implantation, and positioning brainstem implants using intra-operative electrical auditory brainstem responses. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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