Hearing rehabilitation after a cochlear implant; traditional and new methods

Abstract

Introduction: The cochlear implant is a small electronic biomedical device, which is inserted in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss unilaterally or bilaterally, with cochlear origin and whose purpose is to help listening, after the implantation process. There are traditional methods that help us during hearing rehabilitation. This work’s objective is to compile information about traditional and new methods in hearing rehabilitation after a cochlear implant. Methodology: A bibliographic search was carried out in the electronic databases Elsevier, PubMed, NCBI and Google Scholar. Development: 458 titles were reviewed, from which 51 articles fulfill our selection criteria. The traditional methods, as well as the music therapy insertion as a new intervention, have the aim to give life quality to the person with hearing impairment. Discussion and conclusions: The findings made in this work are already considered scientific evidence and the purpose is that they serve as a base for future research in our country. This type of surgery will be increasingly in demand and requires knowledge about the subject by our students and specialist professionals in the area.