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Descriptor English:   Cochlear Implants 
Descriptor Spanish:   Implantes Cocleares 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Implantes Cocleares 
Synonyms English:   Auditory Prostheses
Auditory Prosthesis
Cochlear Implant
Cochlear Prostheses
Cochlear Prosthesis
Implant, Cochlear
Implants, Cochlear
Prostheses, Auditory
Prostheses, Cochlear
Prosthesis, Auditory
Prosthesis, Cochlear  
Tree Number:   E07.305.250.319.381.500.500
E07.695.150
E07.695.202.381.500.500
E07.814.458.150
Definition English:   Electronic hearing devices typically used for patients with normal outer and middle ear function, but defective inner ear function. In the COCHLEA, the hair cells (HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR) may be absent or damaged but there are residual nerve fibers. The device electrically stimulates the COCHLEAR NERVE to create sound sensation. 
Indexing Annotation English:   subcutaneous electronic implants: do not confuse with French "prothese auditive" translated as "hearing aid" & indexed under HEARING AIDS
See Related English:   Cochlear Implantation
 
History Note English:   98(80) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history MI microbiology
PS parasitology PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
SD supply & distribution TD trends
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   29348 
Unique Identifier:   D003054 

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