NYU School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, NYU Cochlear Implant Center, 660 First Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2011 May;8(3):389-401. doi: 10.1586/erd.11.12.
This article reviews the current status of cochlear implantation in both adults and children, including expanding candidacy groups, bilateral implantation, advances in speech processing software, internal and external device hardware, surgical techniques and outcomes. Promising advances, novel therapies and evolving concepts are also highlighted in terms of their future impact on clinical outcomes.
本文回顾了成人和儿童耳蜗植入的现状，包括扩大候选人群、双侧植入、言语处理软件、内外设备硬件、手术技术和结果的进步。本文还重点介绍了在未来对临床结果的影响方面，有前途的进展、新疗法和不断发展的概念。
