About Session
Improvements in cochlear implant array design and surgical techniques in the last two decades have allowed patients receiving cochlear implants to maintain a majority of their natural hearing they had before surgery. This presentation discusses improved patient outcomes from hearing preservation cochlear implantation previously unseen with early generation cochlear implants.
By the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the benefits of minimally traumatic cochlear implant surgery.
- Compare the outcomes of patients whose natural residual hearing remain intact after cochlear implant surgery.
- Describe how the criteria for cochlear implants have changed over time.
This session is supported by the National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13DC022792. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
About the Speaker:
Viral Tejani, Au.D., Ph.D. | University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University (United States)
Viral Tejani, Au.D., Ph.D., is a Cochlear Implant Audiologist and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology. He provides clinical services and conducts research in cochlear implantation. He completed his Au.D. at University of Maryland and his Ph.D. at University of Iowa. He was also born with hearing loss and uses hearing aids.
