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Table 1 Current contraindications for cochlear implantation

From: Pediatric cochlear implantation: an update

Absolute

Relative

Absence of cochlear development

Aplasia of the acoustic nerve

Deafness due to lesions of the central auditory pathway

Medical conditions or developmental delays that would severely limit partecipation in aural habilitation

Massive cochlear ossification that prevents electrode insertion

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