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Evaluation of a Less Invasive Cochlear Implant Surgery in OPA1 Mutations Provoking Deafblindness.
Genes - 2 Mar 2023
Tekin Ahmet M, Baelen Hermine, Heuninck Emilie, Bayazıt Yıldırım A, Mertens Griet, Rompaey Vincent van, Heyning Paul van de, Topsakal Vedat
Abstract excerpt
Cochlear implantation (CI) for deafblindness may have more impact than for non-syndromic hearing loss. Deafblind patients have a double handicap in a society that is more and more empowered by fast communication. CI is a remedy for deafness, but requires revision surgery every 20 to 25 years, and thus placement should be minimally invasive. Furthermore, failed reimplantation surgery will have more impact on a...
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