Factors affecting open-set word recognition in adults with cochlear implants

LK Holden, CC Finley, JB Firszt, TA Holden… - Ear and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: A great deal of variability exists in the speech-recognition abilities of postlingually
deaf adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients. A number of previous studies have shown that …

European multi-centre study of the Nucleus Hybrid L24 cochlear implant

T Lenarz, C James, D Cuda… - … Journal of Audiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To investigate the preservation of residual hearing in subjects who received the
Nucleus Hybrid L24 cochlear implant. To investigate the performance benefits up to one …

[HTML][HTML] Surgery of the ear and the lateral skull base: pitfalls and complications

B Schick, J Dlugaiczyk - GMS current topics in otorhinolaryngology …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Surgery of the ear and the lateral skull base is a fascinating, yet challenging field in
otorhinolaryngology. A thorough knowledge of the associated complications and pitfalls is …

Is electrode-modiolus distance a prognostic factor for hearing performances after cochlear implant surgery?

GN Esquia Medina, S Borel, Y Nguyen… - Audiology and …, 2013 - karger.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate electrode array position in relation to cochlear anatomy
and its influence on hearing performance in cochlear implantees. Twenty-two patients (25 …

Real‐time measurement of electrode impedance during intracochlear electrode insertion

CT Tan, M Svirsky, A Anwar, S Kumar… - The …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: This pilot study details the use of a software tool that uses
continuous impedance measurement during electrode insertion, with the eventual potential …

Current steering with partial tripolar stimulation mode in cochlear implants

CC Wu, X Luo - Journal of the Association for Research in …, 2013 - Springer
The large spread of excitation is a major cause of poor spectral resolution for cochlear
implant (CI) users. Partial tripolar (pTP) mode has been proposed to reduce current spread …

Adaptation to spectrally-rotated speech

T Green, S Rosen, A Faulkner… - The Journal of the …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Much recent interest surrounds listeners' abilities to adapt to various transformations that
distort speech. An extreme example is spectral rotation, in which the spectrum of low-pass …

Binaural benefit with and without a bilateral spectral mismatch in acoustic simulations of cochlear implant processing

YS Yoon, YR Shin, QJ Fu - Ear and hearing, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This study investigated whether a spectral mismatch across ears influences the
benefit of redundancy, squelch, and head shadow differently in speech perception using …

From nucleus 24 to 513: changing cochlear implant design affects auditory response thresholds

KA Gordon, BC Papsin - Otology & Neurotology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
From Nucleus 24 to 513: Changing Cochlear Implant Design Aff... : Otology & Neurotology
From Nucleus 24 to 513: Changing Cochlear Implant Design Affects Auditory Response …

Validation of minimally invasive, image-guided cochlear implantation using Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, and Medel electrodes in a cadaver model

TR McRackan, R Balachandran, GS Blachon… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Validation of a novel minimally invasive, image-guided approach to implant
electrodes from three FDA-approved manufacturers—Medel, Cochlear, and Advanced …