Macrophages are abundant in the cochlea; however, their role in hearing loss is not well
understood. Insults to the cochlea, such as noise or insertion of a cochlear implant, cause an …

Objective To report current knowledge on the topic of intracochlear fibrosis and the foreign
body response following cochlear implantation (CI). Methods A literature search was …

Background The efficiency of cochlear implants (CIs) is affected by postoperative connective
tissue growth around the electrode array. This tissue formation is thought to be the cause …

An estimated 466 million people suffer from hearing loss worldwide. Sensorineural hearing
loss is characterized by degeneration of key structures of the sensory pathway in the …

We evaluated the effects of dexamethasone base (DXMb) containing electrode arrays in a
guinea pig model of cochlear implantation to determine if eluted DXMb could protect the …

Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment in humans and currently disables 466
million people across the world. Congenital deafness affects at least 1 in 500 newborns, and …

Die lokale Medikamentenapplikation an das Innenohr bietet eine Reihe von Vorteilen
gegenüber der systemischen Medikamentengabe. Die lokale Applikation erfolgt …

Cochlear implants provide effective auditory rehabilitation for patients with severe to
profound sensorineural hearing loss. Recent advances in cochlear implant technology and …

Background: Clinical evidence of a foreign body response to a cochlear implant has been
reported. In a previous study, particulate material found within the fibrous sheath and within …

Objective To compare the difference in electrode impedance across discrete time points to
24 months post-activation for two groups of adult cochlear implant recipients, one using an …