Full Description
"Implantable Hearing Devices" is written for ear, nose, and throat surgeons in training who must know about implantable hearing devices as they advance in ontological surgery. It is also a resource for ontological surgeons desiring to know more about the devices available.The technology is evolving rapidly along with the criteria for candidacy and this text covers the entire spectrum of implantable hearing devices that are available, including but not limited to cochlear implants. Complex issues are presented in an easy to understand format by a host of internationally well-respected authors.Many practitioners have to refer to multiple resources for answers to their questions because the discipline is changing so rapidly. "Implantable Hearing Devices" is a clear, concise, but comprehensive book that offers answers to the universal problems that ontological surgeons face.
Contents
Preface. Contributors. Part I. Cochlear Implants: Chapter 1. History of the Cochlear Implant: An International Perspective, Matthew Gordon Crowson. Chapter 2. The House Clinic Perspective: Chronological History of the Cochlear Implant, Kevin A. Peng and Derald E. Brackmann. Chapter 3. Cochlear Implants in Children: Current Guidelines and Expanding Criteria, Robert J. Yawn, Jacob B. Hunter, and David S. Haynes. Chapter 4. Cochlear Implantation in Adults, Chris de Souza and Rosemarie de Souza. Chapter 5. Bilateral Cochlear Implantation, J. Mueller, Rosemarie de Souza, and Chris de Souza. Chapter 6. Cochlear Implantation of Inner Ear Malformations, Aniruddha Patki and Debara L. Tucci. Chapter 7. Cochlear Implant Surgery: The Traditional Approach and Its Alternatives, Peter Roland and Peter R. Sabatini. Chapter 8. Revision Cochlear Implant Surgery, Peter Roland. Chapter 9. Music Perception, Reading, and Language Outcomes of Cochlear Implants, Chris de Souza and Rosemarie de Souza. Chapter 10. Hearing Preservation and Electro Plus Acoustic Hearing, Peter Roland. Chapter 11. Rehabilitation in Cochlear Implantation, Vahishtai Daboo. Chapter 12. Principles of CI Imaging, Jozef Mierzwinski, Michael David Puricelli, Malgorzata Burzynska-Makuch, Arnaldo L. Rivera, and Andrew J. Fishman. Chapter 13. Radiological Imaging of the Temporal Bone for Implantable Hearing Devices, Sanjay J. Vaid, Neelam Vaid, and Yogeshwari Deshmukh. Chapter 14. Cochlear Implants in Single-Sided Deafness, David R. Friedmann and J. Thomas Roland, Jr. Chapter 15. Auditory Brainstem Implants, Mohan Kameswaran and Kiran Natarajan. Part II. Middle Ear Implants: Chapter 16. Osseointegrated Hearing Devices, Aniruddha Patki and David M. Kaylie. Chapter 17. BONEBRIDGE - A New Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Hearing Implant: Design and Development, Hamid R. Mojallal and Geoffrey R. Ball. Chapter 18. Vibrant Soundbridge, Ingo Todt. Chapter 19. The Envoy Esteem Implantable Hearing Aid System, Sam J. Marzo. Chapter 20. The Ototronix MAXUM System, Jacob B. Hunter, Stanley Pelosi, Matthew L. Carlson, and Michael E. Glasscock, III. Chapter 21. Establishing Hearing Implant Programs in Low Resource Settings: Practical and Economic Considerations, Susan D. Emmett, Deborah Pinder, Deborah G. Bervinchak, Solaiman Juman, and Howard W. Francis. Index.
