Ito J, Fujino K, Shiomi Y, Takagi A, Takahashi H, Kawano M, Honjo I
Department of Otolaryngology, Otsu Red Cross Hospital.
Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 1994 Nov;97(11):2092-6. doi: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.97.2092.
We have performed cochlear implants on 6 adult prelingually deaf patients and obtained the following results. 1) The speech comprehension ability of the adult prelingually deaf patients was poorer than in postlingually deaf patients, but some patients showed better results than expected. 2) The adult prelingually deaf patients required a longer period of rehabilitation than the postlingually deaf patients. There were considerable variations in performance among the adult prelingually deaf patients.
