A Unilateral Cochlear Implant for Tinnitus

Mohamed Salah Elgandy; Richard Tyler; Camille Dunn; Marlan Hansen; Bruce Gantz

doi:10.5935/0946-5448.20180022

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A Unilateral Cochlear Implant for Tinnitus

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A Unilateral Cochlear Implant for Tinnitus

Mohamed Salah Elgandy, Richard Tyler, Camille Dunn, Marlan Hansen and Bruce Gantz

The international tinnitus journal, Vol.22(2), pp.128-132

2018

DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.20180022

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Abstract

In recent years a growing number of Patients with unilateral hearing loss have been undergoing cochlear implantation. We provide an overview of the efficacy of cochlear implants (CIs) to rehabilitate patients with unilateral deafness with regards to sound localization, speech recognition, and tinnitus. Although CI is not yet an FDA-approved treatment for unilateral deafness, several recent studies show improvements in speech understanding, sound localization, and tinnitus. Based on encouraging results and the unique ability to restore binaural sound processing, the benefits to many as an aid to their tinnitus, we argue that CIs should be offered as a treatment for unilateral deafness.

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Title: Subtitle: A Unilateral Cochlear Implant for Tinnitus
Creators: Mohamed Salah Elgandy
Richard Tyler
Camille Dunn
Marlan Hansen
Bruce Gantz
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The international tinnitus journal, Vol.22(2), pp.128-132
DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.20180022
ISSN: 0946-5448
Language: English
Date published: 2018
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984258744802771

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