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  • Title: Bilateral cochlear implantation.
    Author: Wanna GB, Gifford RH, McRackan TR, Rivas A, Haynes DS.
    Journal: Otolaryngol Clin North Am; 2012 Feb; 45(1):81-9. PubMed ID: 22115683.
    Abstract:
    Cochlear implantation (CI) is the standard of care for the treatment of children and adults with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Because the ultimate and continuous goal of CI teams is to improve patient performance, a potential method is bilateral CI. The potential benefits of bilateral CI include binaural summation, squelch, equivalent head shadow for each ear, improved hearing in noise, sound localization ability, and spatial release from masking. The potential disadvantages include additional or prolonged surgical procedure, unproven cost/benefit profile, and the elimination of the ability to use future technologies and/or medical therapies in the implanted ear.
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