Title :
Cochlear implants: current status and future directions
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Otolaryngology with ferens, London, UK
Abstract :
The author briefly reviews the use of cochlear implants as therapy for deafened adults and the controversy over their use for children. UK developments in the 1970s and 1980s are discussed and future directions examined
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; hearing aids; prosthetics; reviews; UK developments; children; cochlear implants; deafened adults; therapy;
Conference_Titel :
Cochlear Implants in the UK, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
