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Cochlear implantation in 3 adults with auditory neuropathy/auditory dyssynchrony

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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Department of Audiology and Orofacial Investigations

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Phoniatry, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France

B-ENT 2008; 4: 183-191
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Cochlear implantation in 3 adults with auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony. We describe 3 adult patients with auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony (AN/AD) who underwent cochlear implantation. All patients had absent or poorly formed auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) in combination with preserved otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). They exhibited various aetiologies and a large variation in clinical features known to be consistent with AN/AD. Cochlear implantation was successful in 2 out of 3 cases. We conclude that AN/AD implantee candidates should be counselled with care.

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