CONTROVERSIES IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION

Sainz M

Granada University, Spain.

Cochlear implantation is considered one of the  main methods for the treatment of profound hearing loss in children and adults. If there is a general consensus in children on the benefits of early implantation ,it is still a controversial subject when we have to: make the decision to implant some cases of auditory neuropathy,decide the treatment  of choice for inner ear malformations  or in the cases of hearing losses associated with other deficits. From the surgical point of view the choice between the differents electrode arrays is important in  some pathologies. Failures in the  receptor or in the  electrode array may be present in differents patients and must be considered in relation with the cause of deafness.