Bilateral Cochlear Implantation: Indications for Fitting of the Implants
Received Date: Mar 29, 2017 / Accepted Date: May 02, 2017 / Published Date: May 12, 2017
Abstract
The article describes the sequence of actions during fitting of the cochlear implants after the bilateral cochlear implantation. For fitting and equalization of the loudness of two implants we use method SHCHUP. We discuss the question of auditory deprivation and the necessary wearing of the hearing aid (HA) at opposite ear till second CI. This article is based on fifteen years’ experience of Clinical Practice with more than one thousand cochlear implanted patients with MEDEL implants. The General principles and methods of fitting are applicable to any type of implants.
Keywords: Bilateral cochlear implantation; Fitting; Auditory deprivation; Hearing aid; SHCHUP
Citation: Petrov SM (2017) Bilateral Cochlear Implantation: Indications for Fitting of the Implants. J Med Imp Surg 2: 114.
Copyright: © 2017 Petrov SM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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