Two new directions in speech processor design for cochlear implants

BS Wilson, R Schatzer, EA Lopez-Poveda, X Sun… - Ear and …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Two new approaches to the design of speech processors for cochlear implants are
described. The first aims to represent “fine structure” or “fine frequency” information in a way …

Previous experience as a confounding factor in comparing cochlear-implant processing schemes

RS Tyler, JP Preece, BJ Gantz, SR Otto… - Journal of Speech …, 1986 - ASHA
It is of great importance to compare the relative merits of different cochlear-implant speech-
processing strategies. Some groups have compared different strategies within single …

Loudness growth in cochlear implants: effect of stimulation rate and electrode configuration

QJ Fu - Hearing research, 2005 - Elsevier
In cochlear implant speech processor design, acoustic amplitudes are mapped to electric
currents with the intention of preserving loudness relationships across electrodes. Many …

Perceptual differences between low and high rates of stimulation on single electrodes for cochlear implantees

DM Landsberger, CM McKay - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
Previous research has shown that increases in the rate of stimulation on a single electrode
yield changes in pitch perception until the rate is increased beyond a given critical rate, after …

Speech recognition with cochlear implants as a function of the number of channels: Effects of electrode placement

KA Berg, JH Noble, BM Dawant, RT Dwyer… - The Journal of the …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated the effects of cochlear implant (CI) electrode array type and scalar
location on the number of channels available to CI recipients for maximum speech …

[HTML][HTML] The multi-channel cochlear implant: Multi-disciplinary development of electrical stimulation of the cochlea and the resulting clinical benefit

GM Clark - Hearing research, 2015 - Elsevier
This multi-disciplinary research showed sound could be coded by electrical stimulation of
the cochlea and peripheral auditory nervous system. But the temporal coding of frequency …

Pitch perception for different modes of stimulation using the Cochlear multiple‐electrode prosthesis

PA Busby, LA Whitford, PJ Blamey… - The Journal of the …, 1994 - pubs.aip.org
Numerical estimations of pitch were obtained from nine postlinguistically deafened adults
using the 22‐electrode cochlear implant manufactured by Cochlear Pty. Limited. A series of …

Impact of hair cell preservation in cochlear implantation: combined electric and acoustic hearing

CW Turner, BJ Gantz, S Karsten, J Fowler… - Otology & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This article reviews some of the potential benefits of preserving low-frequency
residual hearing using a short-electrode cochlear implant. Both the status of the inner ear …

Simulating the effect of cochlear-implant electrode insertion depth on speech understanding

MF Dorman, PC Loizou, D Rainey - … Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 1997 - pubs.aip.org
Normally hearing listeners were presented with vowels, consonants, and sentences for
identification through an acoustic simulation of a five-channel cochlear implant with …

Temporal bone results and hearing preservation with a new straight electrode

T Lenarz, T Stöver, A Buechner, G Paasche… - Audiology and …, 2006 - karger.com
Due to improved technology, cochlear implant (CI) candidacy has been widened towards
patients with usable residual hearing in the low frequency range. These patients might …