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brainstem implant

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brainstem implant
Audiology An auditory prosthesis that bypasses the cochlea and auditory nerve, used in Pts who don't benefit from a cochlear implant because of auditory nerve defects


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Hearing aids, bilateral implants, and auditory brainstem implants are also addressed in individual chapters.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cochlear Corporation's Nucleus 24 [R] Multichannel Auditory Brainstem Implant (Multichannel ABI) for use in patients suffering from Neurofibromatosis Type II (NF2), a genetic condition that affects one in 40,000 people in the United States.
but this report looks at all 50 of the top companies - companies like - MED-EL, an Innsbruck, Austria headquartered, 500 person, private company offering implantable solutions across the hearing loss spectrum, including cochlear and middle ear implants, combined electric-acoustic stimulation and brainstem implants.
 
 
 
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