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Equipment and Supplies > Electrical Equipment and Supplies > Wearable Electronic Devices > Hearing Aids > Cochlear Implants
Equipment and Supplies > Sensory Aids > Hearing Aids > Cochlear Implants
... > Equipment and Supplies > Prostheses and Implants > Electrodes, Implanted > Implantable Neurostimulators > Neural Prostheses > Cochlear Implants
... > Equipment and Supplies > Electrical Equipment and Supplies > Electrodes > Electrodes, Implanted > Implantable Neurostimulators > Neural Prostheses > Cochlear Implants

Terme préférentiel

Cochlear Implants  

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Définition

  • Electronic hearing devices typically used for patients with normal outer and middle ear function, but defective inner ear function. In the COCHLEA, the hair cells (HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR) may be absent or damaged but there are residual nerve fibers. The device electrically stimulates the COCHLEAR NERVE to create sound sensation.

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Synonyme(s)

  • Auditory Prosthesis
  • Cochlear Prosthesis
  • Implants, Cochlear

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z6233GD1-B

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 21/12/1978, dernière modification le 25/06/2010