As an ENT surgeon with a specialist interest in head and neck oncology, I must admit I found this ‘short and concise’ book on hearing implants fascinating reading. The chapters are indeed concise and well organised, and provide a good outline of information on history, design, candidate selection, imaging and surgical options, in the context of adult and paediatric implants. The book discusses important issues like speech processing strategies, auditory and treatment outcomes, latest programme methods, and psychophysics. It also provides information on other auditory implantable devices in sufficient detail to hold the interest of the reader, and discusses the state of present and future research.

The book tells you all you need to know about cochlear implants and other implantable devices, in an easy-to-read manner, and brings you ‘up to speed’ with today's practice.

This text should appeal to students, otolaryngologists, audiologists, hearing therapists and speech pathologists interested in cochlear implants.

My main criticism of the book is that the pages look as though they are photocopies and the illustrations are in lower resolution black and white, with a lot of the finer detail missing – a real shame for a well written book.

Nevertheless, I would still recommend this text as an ‘add on’ to your bookshelf.