Includes bibliographical references and index.

The strategy of pre-operative functional hearing and inner ear structure preservation in various hearing disorders using auditory implants / Henryk Skarżyński -- Audiological Aspects of the Partial Deafness Treatment Program Strategy / Artur Lorens -- Intraoperative monitoring of hearing function preservation with electrocochleography (ECochG) in partial deafness treatment / Piotr H. Skarżyński -- Genetic biomarkers of neuroplasticity in treatment of prelingual deafness applying cochlear implantation / Monika Matusiak, Henryk Skarżyński -- Otosurgical techniques in application of various auditory implants / Henryk Skarżyński, Piotr H. Skarżyński -- Hearing preservation classification / Henryk Skarżyński, Artur Lorens, Piotr H. Skarżyński -- Overview of selected clinical material presented during "live surgery" / Piotr H. Skarżyński, Beata Dziendziel, Elżbieta Włodarczyk, Henryk Skarżyński -- The role of glucocorticoids in hearing preservation in the Partial Deafness Treatment / Magdalena B. Skarżyńska -- Otoneurological aspects of cochlear implantation in partial and total deafness / Magdalena Sosna -- Diagnostic value of the functional magnetic resonance imaging method to assess brain function in patients with partial deafness / Tomasz Wolak, Katarzyna Cieśla.

"This book presents the revolutionary approach to the treatment of hearing loss proposed by professor Henryk Skarzynski and developed in collaboration with the group of internationally recognized experts on clinical and experimental otolaryngology, otosurgery and audiology. The authors present an in-depth look at different aspects of this comprehensive concept of treatment of partial and total deafness with hearing implants and discuss the approaches to diagnostics and patient selection, results in different groups of patients, the surgical technique and procedures. The book also covers audiological aspects, auditory training, patient's performance and psychology"-- Provided by publisher.