The cochlear implant is the most successful of all neural prostheses developed to date. It is the most effective prosthesis in terms of restoration of function, and the people who have …
The aims of this paper are to (i) provide a brief history of cochlear implants;(ii) present a status report on the current state of implant engineering and the levels of speech …
The external ear or pinna (auricle) collects sound, which passes along the external auditory canal to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)(Fig. 2.1). The middle ear (tympanum) is a cavity …
RH Gifford, JK Shallop, AM Peterson - Audiology and Neurotology, 2008 - karger.com
Cochlear implant recipients have demonstrated remarkable increases in speech perception since US FDA approval was granted in 1984. Improved performance is due to a number of …
PC Loizou - IEEE signal processing magazine, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A prosthetic device, called a cochlear implant, can be implanted in the inner ear and can restore partial hearing to profoundly deaf people. Some individuals with implants can now …
PC Loizou - IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cochlear implants have been very successful in restoring partial hearing to profoundly deaf people. Many individuals with implants are now able to communicate and understand …
J Kiefer, W Gstoettner, W Baumgartner… - Acta oto …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Objective As results with cochlear implants have continued to improve, patients with some remaining cochlear function have become eligible for cochlear implantation. Thus …
Fifteen patients fit with a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other ear were presented with tests of speech and melody recognition and voice discrimination under …
P Schleich, P Nopp, P D'haese - Ear and hearing, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of bilateral cochlear implant use on speech perception in noise in bilateral users of the MED-EL COMBI 40/40+ cochlear …