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84th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

08.05. - 12.05.2013, Nürnberg

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Some implications on CI surgery implanted in Mongolia

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  • corresponding author Jargalkhuu Erdenechuluun - Emjj-HNO-Uni-klinik, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolei
  • Bat Erdenechuluun - HNO-Uni-Klnik Mongolei, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolei
  • Zaya Makhbal - EMJJ-HNO-Uni-klinik, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolei
  • Jargalbayar Duurenjargal - EMJJ-HNO-Uni-klinik, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolei

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 84. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Nürnberg, 08.-12.05.2013. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2013. Doc13hnod361

doi: 10.3205/13hnod361, urn:nbn:de:0183-13hnod3614

Published: April 15, 2013

© 2013 Erdenechuluun et al.
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Introduction: Cochlear implant surgery started to be operated in Mongolia since 2009 (Cochlear Co.Ltd). The company performed the CI surgery to 13 pre-lingual deaf children in 2009–2012.

Methods: Average age of the11 children were 2–4 years. 2 children were 14–15 years old. All 13 patients were implanted with electrode including 2 cases CI 422, 1 case pc CI 512, 3 cases Freedom CA and 7 cases Nucleus CI 24 RE.

Results: First recipient who was operated in 2009 could distinguish most sounds after 6 months of the operation and they could cooperate with family and could sing 1–2 songs 3 years later.

4 months later after the operation most children began to hear sounds and after 6 months later they knew their names and one years later they could say some monosyllabic Mongolian few words.

Conclusions: Implanting Cochlear implant to the profound deaf people is able to realistically rehabilitate hearing loss. It is demonstrated that there are full possibilities to perform Cochlear implantation in Mongolia.

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