Lame Cheikh Ahmédou, Sy Abdou, Loum Birame
Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie (ORL), Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie (ORL), Hôpital Pour Enfants de Diamniadio, Rufisque, Sénégal.
Pan Afr Med J. 2023 May 4;45:12. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.12.39881. eCollection 2023.
A cochlear implant is an electronic prosthesis used in the rehabilitation of profound bilateral hearing loss. It directly stimulates cochlear nerve fibers by bypassing the hair cells. This high-performance technology, which appeared 60 years ago, has spread widely throughout the world and is regularly used in hearing rehabilitation. In developing countries, the adoption and development of this tool are still lagging behind. The authors analyze factors delaying the penetration of cochlear implants in Senegal.
人工耳蜗是一种用于重度双侧听力损失康复的电子假体。它通过绕过毛细胞直接刺激耳蜗神经纤维。这项60年前出现的高性能技术已在全球广泛传播,并经常用于听力康复。在发展中国家,这种工具的采用和发展仍然滞后。作者分析了阻碍人工耳蜗在塞内加尔普及的因素。