"Cochlear Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003054
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.305.250.319.381.500.500 E07.695.150 E07.695.202.381.500.500 E07.814.458.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Cochlear Implants- Cochlear Implants
- Implants, Cochlear
- Cochlear Implant
- Implant, Cochlear
- Cochlear Prosthesis
- Cochlear Prostheses
- Prostheses, Cochlear
- Prosthesis, Cochlear
- Auditory Prosthesis
- Auditory Prostheses
- Prostheses, Auditory
- Prosthesis, Auditory
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