Does access to primary care physicians differ by health insurance coverage in Mississippi?
Access to health insurance does not ensure access to primary health care; access varies by type of health insurance coverage.
A small percent of patients will experience a significant loss of residual low-frequency hearing following hybrid implantation thereby becoming completely reliant on a shorter electrode for electrical stimulation. In the current series, reimplantation with a conventional length electrode provided improved speech perception performance in such patients. Revision surgery with a conventional length electrode should be considered in 'short electrode' recipients who experience performance deterioration following loss of residual hearing.