Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies

3 credits · Graduate

This course is designed to address services and technology offered by cochlear implants (CI) and other implantable devices such as auditory-brainstem implants (ABI), bone-anchored hearing devices (BAHD), and middle-ear implants in terms of design, engineering, patient candidacy, surgical procedures, outcomes, and potential complications as well as their impact on the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. This course also addresses how implant programs work, the interdisciplinary aspects, and the audiologists role in such programs. CROSSLISTED: HUCD 6630 RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to students admitted to School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.