Practical Aspects of Cochlear Implants

Introduction, Mark Haggard; a review of cochlear implants - their history and basic principles, W.House and Karen Berliner; currently available implant systems and possible future developments, Richard Tyler; the implant team, Graham Fraser; general criteria for suitability and possible factors for prediction of success, Huw Cooper; audiological assessment and hearing aid trials, Angela King and Arne Risberg; assessment of the status of the auditory nerve, Paul Abbas; psychological assessment, Lawrence McKenna; medical assessment of suitability for surgery, Bruce Gantz; implant surgery (i) single channel, John Graham; (ii) multi-channel, Graham Clark et al; fitting of the speech processor, Sue Roberts and Richard Dowell; rehabilitation and training of adult cochlear implant users, Birgit Ossian Cook; speech perception testing, Virginia Ball and Stuart Rosen; speech production in adult implant users, Theo Read; tinnitus and electrical stimulation, Jonathan Hazell; children and cochlear implants, Judy Brimacombe and Margery Somers; an implant users' view, Alison Heath.