AUDITORY BRAINSTEM IMPLANTATION – REHABILITATIVE METHOD FOR PATIENTS WITH DEAFNESS
OBJECTIVE. Inventing of the system of auditory brainstem implantation.MATERIAL AND METHODS. 3 patients were chosen for study: 2 adults with neurofibromatosis of type II and a 2 years old child with bilateral cochlea aplasia.RESULTS. In the end of the first rehabilitation, the auditory thresholds acc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова |
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| Online Access: | https://www.vestnik-grekova.ru/jour/article/view/876 |
| Summary: | OBJECTIVE. Inventing of the system of auditory brainstem implantation.MATERIAL AND METHODS. 3 patients were chosen for study: 2 adults with neurofibromatosis of type II and a 2 years old child with bilateral cochlea aplasia.RESULTS. In the end of the first rehabilitation, the auditory thresholds accounted 45–50 dB. In 2 years after surgery, the adults differentiate words from the closed set. Passive vocabulary of the child amounted for 200 words. Speech intelligibility was 30–70 % in these patients.CONCLUSION. Wearing of auditory processor for five months led to significant dynamics. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-4625 |