Author/Editor		Battelino, Saba; Žargi, Miha
Title		Električna avdiometrija v sklopu predoperativnih preiskav pred vsaditvijo polžkovega vsadka
Translated title		Electroaudiometry, among the preoperative test, followed by cochlear implantation
Type		članek
Source		In: Zbornik referatov 2. slovenskega posveta o rehabilitaciji oseb s polževim vsadkom; 2002 nov 8-9; Maribor. Maribor: Center za sluh in govor,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 36-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Disturbed communication with the surroundings and difficulties in self-perception render deafness one of the most severe perception disorders. Until 1960, there had been no method available to surmount a severe sensorineural hearing loss and deafness. The development and later routine clinical use of cochlear implants rendered the rehabilitation of auditory perception in patients with profound sensory hearing loss or deaf patients at preserved function of the upper auditory pathways possible. Electroaudiometry (EAM) is one of the investigation method by means of which we try to assess functioning of the auditory pathways and the patient's ability to percept an auditory stimulus through the newly established auditory pathway. Using an electrode inserted into the external ear canal, electric impulses are conducted along the auditory pathway all the way to the cerebral cortex. During the procedure we try to determine the voltage of electric current needed to evoke auditory sensation in the patient. Although EAM is a subjective examination, it is at the same time the neurophysiological method that can test functioning of the whole auditory pathway and its subjective capacity, with the exception of sensorial cells. EAM is one of the requested tests in the preoperative assessments of our potential candidates for cochlear implantation at our department. It can be performed as well in children over 3.5 years old. Since April 1997 up to June 2002 the EAM was performed in 57 candidates and shows good correlation with other investigation.
Descriptors		DEAFNESS HEARING TESTS AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE PREOPERATIVE CARE COCHLEAR IMPLANT