Experience with cochlear implants in Greenlanders with profound hearing loss living in Greenland

Cochlear implant (CI) treatment was introduced to the world in the 1980s and has become a routine treatment for congenital or acquired severe-to-profound hearing loss. CI treatment requires access to a highly skilled team of ear, nose and throat specialists, audiologists and speech-language patholog...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Homøe, Preben, Andersen, Ture, Grøntved, Aksel, Percy-Smith, Lone, Bille, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/e0bd8386-c61b-4c36-b78c-19c97049765b
https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20974
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Summary:Cochlear implant (CI) treatment was introduced to the world in the 1980s and has become a routine treatment for congenital or acquired severe-to-profound hearing loss. CI treatment requires access to a highly skilled team of ear, nose and throat specialists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists for evaluation, surgery and rehabilitation. In particular, children treated with CI are in need of long-term post-operative auditory training and other follow-up support.