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Matthew L. Carlson, MD, Colin LW Driscoll, MD

Gifford et al., 2012

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6957672015660568967
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Gifford R
McMenomey S
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Cochlear Implants: Adult and Pediatric

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“All of us in implant research have hoped that somehow we would hit upon an electrode configuration or external processing scheme that would suddenly give our patients normal hearing. This perfect device has eluded the many research teams that have formed around …
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