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Brainstem implant: A type of hearing aid that bypasses the cochlea in the middle ear and the auditory nerve and is implanted in the brainstem. This type of implant helps individuals who cannot benefit from a cochlear implant because the auditory nerves are not working.
Overview. An auditory brainstem implant provides a sensation of hearing to some people who are deaf due to auditory nerve damage, most commonly from a condition called ...
Implants - Cochlear implants - Middle ear implants - Bone-anchored hearing aids - Auditory brainstem implants
Policy. Auditory Brainstem Implant. Aetna considers an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) medically necessary in those members 12 years of age or older who have lost both ...
Aim: Hearing preservation is one of the major goals of acoustic neuroma surgery. In NF-2 patients, bilateral hearing loss is frequently caused by the disease or results ...