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Descriptor English:   Auditory Brain Stem Implants 
Descriptor Spanish:   Implantes Auditivos de Tronco Encefálico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Implantes Auditivos de Tronco Encefálico 
Synonyms English:   Brain Stem Implants, Auditory  
Tree Number:   E07.296.319.074
E07.695.075
E07.814.458.074
Definition English:   Multi-channel hearing devices typically used for patients who have tumors on the COCHLEAR NERVE and are unable to benefit from COCHLEAR IMPLANTS after tumor surgery that severs the cochlear nerve. The device electrically stimulates the nerves of cochlea nucleus in the BRAIN STEM rather than the inner ear as in cochlear implants. 
See Related English:   Auditory Brain Stem Implantation
 
History Note English:   2003 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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Record Number:   37596 
Unique Identifier:   D038262 

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