Svensk definition
Elektroniska apparater som satts in under huden, med elektroder till hörselnerven, för att skapa ljudkänsla hos personer med sensorineural hörselnedsättning.
Cochlear Implants
Kokleaimplantat
Engelsk definition
Electronic hearing devices typically used for patients with normal outer and middle ear function, but defective inner ear function. In the COCHLEA, the hair cells (HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR) may be absent or damaged but there are residual nerve fibers. The device electrically stimulates the COCHLEAR NERVE to create sound sensation.
Svenska synonymer
Kokleära implantat
Engelska synonymer
Implants, Cochlear — Cochlear Implant — Implant, Cochlear — Cochlear Prosthesis — Cochlear Prostheses — Prostheses, Cochlear — Prosthesis, Cochlear — Auditory Prosthesis — Auditory Prostheses — Prostheses, Auditory — Prosthesis, Auditory