Cochlear implant patient assessment : Evaluation of Candidacy, Performance, and Outcomes

FDA Candidacy for Cochlear Implantation / René H. Gifford, Cedric Navarro, Pat Macy, and Deb Arthur -- Adult Cochlear Implant Candidate Selection / René H. Gifford -- Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidate Selection / René H. Gifford -- Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the Assessment of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidacy / Emily Lund -- Cochlear Implant Surgery : Clinical Implications of Variable Anatomy / Robert F. Labadie -- Nontraditional Candidates for Cochlear Implantation / René H. Gifford -- Elements of Postoperative Assessment in Adult Implant Recipients / René H. Gifford -- Elements of Postoperative Assessment : Pediatric Implant Recipients / René H. Gifford -- Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist and Teacher of the Deaf in the Postoperative Assessment of Children / Emily Lund -- Assessing Pre- and Postoperative Outcomes for Adults and Children : What Does the Future Hold and What Might We Be Missing? / René H. Gifford.

"This updated second edition of Cochlear Implant Patient Assessment is an instrumental reference for clinicians working with cochlear implant recipients and graduate students in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. The content of the text is logically organized, and begins with necessary background information for cochlear implant candidacy and the selection process. Later chapters provide information on assessment of implant candidacy, postoperative assessment of performance over the long term, and possibilities for future research and understanding. Though Cochlear Implant Patient Assessment contains useful information for even the most seasoned clinicians, it will serve an especially important role in the education and training of students and clinicians being introduced to cochlear implant clinical practice. Having an experienced audiologist and speech-language pathologist authoring this work unites the inter-disciplinary nature of this practice"--