A Study of Complications and Morbidity Profile in Cochlear Implantation: The MERF Experience.

Cochlear implantation (CI) has been established worldwide as the surgical treatment for individuals with bilateral severe to profound hearing loss. This is a safe and standard procedure in the hands of experienced implant surgeons. Complications due to surgery are minimal and are often encountered in cases with congenital anomalies of the temporal bone and inner ear.

A clinical study of cortical auditory evoked potentials in cochlear implantees.

Normal maturation of central auditory pathways is a precondition for the optimal development of speech and language skills in children. The temporal cortex gets acoustically tagged due to auditory stimulation and important changes occur in the higher auditory centers due to hearing loss of any type and degree. Cochlear implantation increases auditory sensitivity by direct electrical activation of auditory nerve fibers, enabling phonemic awareness, discrimination and identification ultimately yielding speech understanding.