Cochlear Implants

Candidates

Potential candidates for cochlear implants participate in extensive multidisciplinary evaluations and receive guidance regarding the results.

Cochlear implants can potentially treat several hearing disorders and conditions, including:

• Sensorineural hearing loss
• Auditory neuropathy
• Congenital sensorineural hearing loss
• Familial hearing loss
• Genetic hearing loss
• Meningitis
• Noise induced hearing loss
• Otosclerosis
• Inner ear malformations
• Enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome
• Meniere's disease
• Acoustic neuroma
• Neurofibromatosis Type 2
• Superficial siderosis