Experiences of adult patients hearing loss postlingually with Cochlear Implant

• Main Authors: Teresa María Lizcano Tejado (Author), Antonio Gigante León (Author), Blanca Fernández-Lasquetty Blanc (Author), Nieves Martínez Jiménez (Author), Maria Luisa Villamayor Losada (Author), Rosa-Ana García Laguna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hearing loss is a significant public health problem. The incidence is difficult to establish because of the lack of data in people under age three, but is estimated about 1 per thousand for severe and profound hearing loss.A cochlear implant (CI) is a device that converts sounds into electrical ener...