Case report of the first patient with electro-mechanical stimulation of the inner ear: The Vibrant Soundbridge combined with a FLEX20 cochlear implant

Background: Previous studies in the field of cochlear implantation have proven that the use of electro-acoustic stimulation systems in patients with low frequency residual hearing results in improved speech perception scores compared to electric only stimulation. Unfortunately, many patients cannot...

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Main Authors: Rolf Benedikt Salcher, Melanie Schmidtheisler, Andreas Büchner, Thomas Giere, Denise Zimmermann, Susan Busch, Max Eike Timm, Hannes Maier, Thomas Lenarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548820300278