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Cochlear implantation outcome in straightforward cases: can we do more for adults who cannot understand speech using hearing aids alone?

Michal LuntzThe Ear and Hearing program, Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; ;The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion. Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; ;Department of Communication Disorders, Haifa University, Haifa, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Mahir KhuriThe Ear and Hearing program, Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel;
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Ranin KhayrThe Ear and Hearing program, Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; ;Department of Communication Disorders, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel
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Wadeah Gedaon KhuriThe Ear and Hearing program, Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel;
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Noam YehudaiThe Ear and Hearing program, Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; ;The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion. Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel;
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Talma ShpakThe Ear and Hearing program, Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel;
Pages 1070-1079 | Received 21 Apr 2018, Accepted 22 Aug 2018, Published online: 28 Jan 2019

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