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treatment > surgery > implantation > cochlear implantation

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cochlear implantation  

Definition

  • A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has who has bilateral moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception and improved speech understanding in both quiet and noise.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-KG0793VG-B

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