Author/Editor		Vatovec, J; Gros, A; Geczy, B
Title		Rezultati rehabilitacije s polževim vsadkom pri prelingvalno gluhih odraslih osebah
Translated title		The outcome of cochlear implantation in pre-lingual adult users
Type		članek
Source		In: Hernja N, Brumec M, editors. Zbornik referatov 3. slovenskega posveta o rehabilitaciji oseb s polževim vsadkom; 2006 nov 10-11; Maribor. Maribor: Center za sluh in govor,
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 75-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Objective: we were interested in audiological performance of early-deafened late-implanted adults. Patients and methods: out of 133 patients implanted in ten years period there were seven (5,26%) adults with prelingually deafness. We evaluated the mode of communication before and after the implantation by Nottingham categories list. Results: one person is non-user. Others improved their ability to hear in the auditory only condition. None is able to discriminate speech without lip-reading. Conclusion: those individuals who primarily communicate, at least in part, in the oral modality, receive greater benefits with cochlear implant.
Descriptors		DEAFNESS COCHLEAR IMPLANT AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH ADULT