<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 schwannomaBilateral with powered digital hearing aidBilateral cochlear implantsUnilateral cochlear implantBrain stem implant  <response>: Brainstem implants are used when the 8th nerve has been completely severed in surgery during removal of acoustic neuroma. Ref: Textbook of diseases of ENT, PL Dhingra, 7th edition, pg no. 141 