Vestibular dysfunction and postural balance in cochlear implant users: a narrative literature review

ABSTRACT Cochlear implants directly stimulate nerve fibers and ganglion cells of the auditory nerve, which transform sound energy into low levels of electrical current, stimulating the remaining fibers of the auditory nerve in patients with severe to profound hearing loss, in order to provide the si...

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Main Authors: Juliana Jandre Melo, Paula Carolina Dias Gibrin, Luciana Lozza de Moraes Marchiori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CEFAC Saúde e Educação
Series:Revista CEFAC
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462018000100101&lng=en&tlng=en