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Getting a decent (but sparse) signal to the brain for users of cochlear implants.

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Wilson, BS
Published in: Hear Res
April 2015

The challenge in getting a decent signal to the brain for users of cochlear implants (CIs) is described. A breakthrough occurred in 1989 that later enabled most users to understand conversational speech with their restored hearing alone. Subsequent developments included stimulation in addition to that provided with a unilateral CI, either with electrical stimulation on both sides or with acoustic stimulation in combination with a unilateral CI, the latter for persons with residual hearing at low frequencies in either or both ears. Both types of adjunctive stimulation produced further improvements in performance for substantial fractions of patients. Today, the CI and related hearing prostheses are the standard of care for profoundly deaf persons and ever-increasing indications are now allowing persons with less severe losses to benefit from these marvelous technologies. The steps in achieving the present levels of performance are traced, and some possibilities for further improvements are mentioned. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled

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Hear Res

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EISSN

1878-5891

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

322

Start / End Page

24 / 38

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Speech Perception
  • Speech Intelligibility
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Persons With Hearing Impairments
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Humans
  • History, 21st Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Electric Stimulation
 

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Wilson, B. S. (2015). Getting a decent (but sparse) signal to the brain for users of cochlear implants. Hear Res, 322, 24–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2014.11.009
Wilson, Blake S. “Getting a decent (but sparse) signal to the brain for users of cochlear implants.Hear Res 322 (April 2015): 24–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2014.11.009.
Wilson, Blake S. “Getting a decent (but sparse) signal to the brain for users of cochlear implants.Hear Res, vol. 322, Apr. 2015, pp. 24–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.heares.2014.11.009.
Journal cover image

Published In

Hear Res

DOI

EISSN

1878-5891

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

322

Start / End Page

24 / 38

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Speech Perception
  • Speech Intelligibility
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Persons With Hearing Impairments
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Humans
  • History, 21st Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Electric Stimulation