PODCAST: Auditory brain stem implants in young children.

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Jamie Glater, MD, discusses an NIH-sponsored study investigating the effectiveness of an auditory brain stem implant in young children with congenital cochlear nerve agenesis.

Jamie Glater, MD, assistant professor of clinical otolaryngology at the University of Southern California (USC) and faculty member at the USC Caruso Family Center for Childhood Communication, speaks with Contemporary Pediatrics about a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study investigating the effectiveness of an auditory brain stem implant in young children with congenital cochlear nerve agenesis. 

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