[Clinical results of the multielectrode cochlear implant in the rehabilitation of 27 cases of acquired total deafness].

Multi-electrode cochlear implants allow verbal discrimination without lip reading in a manner dependent directly on the liminal threshold value during the preoperative electrical stimulation of round window test, and the quality of socialization and motivation of the patient. Overall auditory performances of 27 patients rehabilitated in this way are reviewed and compared with those obtained by other teams and other apparatuses.