Pialoux P, Chouard C H, Meyer B, Fugain C
Acta Otolaryngol. 1979 Mar-Apr;87(3-4):185-9. doi: 10.3109/00016487909126405.
In the case of total deafness, the multichannel cochlear implant prosthesis constitutes a substantial improvement. It allows known words to be recognized without lip reading, with a great percentage of good responses. Clinical and phoniatric results are reported in 21 cases of patients with implants.