<prompt> Which of the following would be the most appropriate treatment for rehabilitation of a patient, who has bilateral profound deafness following surgery for bilateral acoustic schwannoma?Bilateral high powered digital hearing aidBilateral cochlear implantUnilateral cochlear implantBrainstem implant  <response>: Ans. D Brainstem implant Ref. Harrison 17thed p 204 Rehabilitative measure Conductive hearing loss Mild I moderate SNHL Bilateral severe to profound SNHL with word recognition score 30 Bilateral damage to eight nerve by trauma Ibilateral vestibular Corrective surgery I Hearing aids Hearing aids Cochlear implants Brainstem auditory implants placed near cochlear nucleus schwannoma 