BookSandra DeSaSouza, editor.
Summary: This book is a comprehensive illustration of content covering cochlear implants' past, present, and future perspectives. It delves into history, about how the first implant was conceived around 50 years ago and how modern cochlear implants provide better hearing and speech discrimination with the evolution of technology. This book discusses the basic working principles of cochlear implants, along with a review of their clinical use. The book also elaborates upon the various surgical techniques authored by clinicians who are pioneers. This book covers various important topics such as implantation in abnormal cochleas, bilateral implantation, implanting with acoustic and electric stimulation, and re-implantation. The book guides selecting the suitable candidates, describing preoperative evaluation and imaging techniques. This book will be an invaluable source of guidance for ENT surgeons, Audiologists, and Neurologists, along with undergraduate and postgraduate students in Audiology and ENT.
Contents:
A Historical Review of the Development of Cochlear Implants
History of Cochlear Implants in India
Evolution of Cochlear Plant Technology Over the last 35 Years
Surgical Anatomy and Imaging of the Temporal Bone with Cochlear Implant Imaging
Cochlear Implants in Clinical Use Worldwide Today
Candidacy and Evaluation of a Potential Candidate for Cochlear Implantation
Prognostic Modelling and Machine Learning in Cochlear Implantation
Cochlear Implant surgery Using Posterior Tympanotomy and Cochleostomy
Cochlear Implant Surgery Using the Veria Technique
Cochlear Implantation Through the Round Window Approach
Classification and Management of Inner Ear Malformations
Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Subtotal Petrosectomy and cochlear Implantation
Cochlear Implants for Single-Sided Deafness
Hearing Preservation and Electro-Acoustic Stimulation in Cochlear Implant
Endoscopic Assisted Cochlear Implantation
Robot-Assisted Cochlear Implantation
Structure Preservation of the Inner Ear in Cochlear Implantation
Candidacy Considerations and Other Medical and Surgical Issues for Cochlear Implantation in Children
Explantation and Reimplantation of Cochlear Implants
Surgical Complications Following Cochlear Implantation
Recent Trends in Cochlear Implant Programming and (Re)habiliation
Cochlear Implant Reliability
Cochlear Implants - Recent Advances and New Horizons.