Auditory Brainstem Implants<\/h2><\/div>The Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI)<\/b> is a surgically implanted electronic device<\/b> that provides auditory sensations in patients with anacusis due to sensorineural hearing loss<\/b>, with cochlear or auditory nerve impairment <\/b>that prevents the placement of a cochlear implant. The ABI uses technology similar to that of the Cochlear Implant<\/b>, but the electrical stimulation occurs at the level of the brainstem<\/b> rather than the cochlear level. It is not always possible to insert a cochlear implant,<\/b> in which case a<\/span> brainstem implant<\/span><\/b> can be performed.<\/p>\n. Le cause per le quali non sempre si pu\u00f2 applicare un <\/span>cochlear implant, generally, are: <\/span><\/p>\n\n- the presence of cochlear ossifications<\/span> (malformations, traumas, meningitis, ossifying otosclerosis);<\/li>\n
- aplasia or hypoplasia of the auditory nerves or cochlea;<\/li>\n
- neurofibromatosis type 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The brainstem implant bypasses both the cochlea and the nerve by acting directly on the auditory nuclei (ventral<\/span> and dorsal).<\/span> Patient selection is similar to that performed for the cochlear implant.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nThe surgical procedure through which the cochlear implant can be inserted <\/span>is more complex compared to that for the cochlear implant. It is necessary <\/span>to consider that in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2, it is possible<\/span> to remove the neoplasm and insert the brainstem implant within the same<\/span> procedure. The surgical approach can be, depending on the case, either <\/span>via extended translabyrinthine or retrosigmoid approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Doctors<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Dott.](\"https:\/\/gruppootologico.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/antonio-caruso-300x300.jpg\")
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The Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI)<\/b> is a surgically implanted electronic device<\/b> that provides auditory sensations in patients with anacusis due to sensorineural hearing loss<\/b>, with cochlear or auditory nerve impairment <\/b>that prevents the placement of a cochlear implant. The ABI uses technology similar to that of the Cochlear Implant<\/b>, but the electrical stimulation occurs at the level of the brainstem<\/b> rather than the cochlear level. It is not always possible to insert a cochlear implant,<\/b> in which case a<\/span> brainstem implant<\/span><\/b> can be performed.<\/p>\n . Le cause per le quali non sempre si pu\u00f2 applicare un <\/span>cochlear implant, generally, are: <\/span><\/p>\n The brainstem implant bypasses both the cochlea and the nerve by acting directly on the auditory nuclei (ventral<\/span> and dorsal).<\/span> Patient selection is similar to that performed for the cochlear implant. The surgical procedure through which the cochlear implant can be inserted <\/span>is more complex compared to that for the cochlear implant. It is necessary <\/span>to consider that in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2, it is possible<\/span> to remove the neoplasm and insert the brainstem implant within the same<\/span> procedure. The surgical approach can be, depending on the case, either <\/span>via extended translabyrinthine or retrosigmoid approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\nDoctors<\/h2><\/div>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott. <\/span>Antonio <\/span>Caruso <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Chirurgia Endoscopica dei Seni Paranasali<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott.ssa <\/span>Vittoria <\/span>Di Rubbo <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Neurotologia e Chirurgia Endoscopica dei Seni Paranasali<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott. <\/span>Giuseppe <\/span>Fancello <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Chirurgia Endoscopica dei Seni Paranasali, Laringologia<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott.ssa <\/span>Anna Lisa <\/span>Giannuzzi <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Vestibologia<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott. <\/span>Lorenzo <\/span>Lauda <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Chirurgia Endoscopica dei Seni Paranasali, Chirurgia Riabilitativa del Nervo facciale<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott.ssa <\/span>Lucia Bel\u00e9n <\/span>Musumano <\/span><\/h3>
Audiologia e Foniatria<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott. <\/span>Enrico <\/span>Piccirillo <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Chirurgia Endoscopica dei Seni Paranasali, Oncologia Testa-Collo<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott. <\/span>Gianluca <\/span>Piras <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Chirurgia Endoscopica dei Seni Paranasali<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott.ssa <\/span>Elisabetta <\/span>Rebecchi <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Vestibologia<\/h6>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Dott.ssa <\/span>Alessandra <\/span>Russo <\/span><\/h3>
Otorinolaringoiatria, Otologia, Neurotologia, Chirurgia della Base Cranica, Chirurgia Ricostruttiva del Padiglione Auricolare<\/h6>
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