Programming Cochlear Implants

Cochlear implants offer significant benefits for children and adults with severe to profound hearing loss; however, to realize these benefits, the device must be carefully and correctly programmed. With current information on cochlear implant technology, Programming Cochlear Implants, Third Edition, a volume in the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series, is a valuable guide for clinicians providing services to cochlear implant users or as a teaching tool for graduate-level students.Programming Cochlear Implants, Third Edition introduces the basics of cochlear implant hardware and programming and continues through advanced programming techniques, with manufacturer-specific information and case studies. The text reviews clinical protocols for cochlear implant management; programming considerations for bilateral cochlear implant; troubleshooting during the programming process; device-specific programming techniques; use of objective measures to set cochlear implant programs; use of assistive listening devices with cochlear implants; and providing support to difficult-to-program users, such as infants, individuals with cognitive impairment, persons with disabilities, and so forth.

Pages: 630

Series: Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology

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Edition: 03

Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc

Copyright: 2024

Published: 09/25