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Cochlear implantation in post-lingual adults

A 25-year experience at King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Isra A. Aljazeeri, Abdulrahman Alomar, Fatimah AlTassan, Jawaher Alkhayyal and Abdulrahman Alsanosi
Saudi Medical Journal October 2021, 42 (10) 1140-1144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.10.20210367
Isra A. Aljazeeri
From King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center KAESC (Aljazeeri, Alsanosi), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (AlTassan, Alkhayyal), King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University; and from the College of Medicine (Alomar), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman Alomar
From King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center KAESC (Aljazeeri, Alsanosi), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (AlTassan, Alkhayyal), King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University; and from the College of Medicine (Alomar), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fatimah AlTassan
From King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center KAESC (Aljazeeri, Alsanosi), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (AlTassan, Alkhayyal), King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University; and from the College of Medicine (Alomar), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Jawaher Alkhayyal
From King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center KAESC (Aljazeeri, Alsanosi), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (AlTassan, Alkhayyal), King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University; and from the College of Medicine (Alomar), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulrahman Alsanosi
From King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center KAESC (Aljazeeri, Alsanosi), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (AlTassan, Alkhayyal), King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University; and from the College of Medicine (Alomar), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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