The CI database in Japan is quite unique in that it documents almost all the CI surgeries in Japan, allowing us to summarize the present situation as follows: fewer CI surgeries occur than are necessary, and children receiving implants are older than those in other developed countries. Continuous improvement of CI awareness is needed in Japan.
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