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The future of cochlear implants.

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Wilson, BS
Published in: Br J Audiol
August 1997

Remarkable progress has been made in recent years in the design and application of processing strategies for cochlear implants. Most notably, use of the new spectral peak (SPEAK) and continuous interleaved sampling (CIS) strategies have provided large improvements in speech reception performance compared with prior strategies (NIH Consensus Statement, 1995; Skinner et al., 1994a; Wilson et al., 1991). All major manufacturers of multichannel implant systems, including Advanced Bionics Corp., Bionic Systems, Cochlear Pty. Ltd., and Med El, now offer CIS or CIS-like strategies in their speech processors. The SPEAK strategy was developed by Cochlear Pty. Ltd and continues to be one of the options available in that company's devices. The principal purpose of this editorial is to present some of the many possibilities for further improvements in performance. To the extent that such possibilities are realized, implant systems of the future may be quite different from present systems, with different processing strategies, electrode designs, telemetry features, and fitting procedures.

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Br J Audiol

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0300-5364

Publication Date

August 1997

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

205 / 225

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Speech Perception
  • Prosthesis Fitting
  • Patient Selection
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Humans
  • Forecasting
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Electrodes
  • Deafness
  • Cochlear Implants
 

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Wilson, B. S. (1997). The future of cochlear implants. Br J Audiol, 31(4), 205–225. https://doi.org/10.3109/03005369709076795
Wilson, B. S. “The future of cochlear implants.Br J Audiol 31, no. 4 (August 1997): 205–25. https://doi.org/10.3109/03005369709076795.
Wilson BS. The future of cochlear implants. Br J Audiol. 1997 Aug;31(4):205–25.
Wilson, B. S. “The future of cochlear implants.Br J Audiol, vol. 31, no. 4, Aug. 1997, pp. 205–25. Pubmed, doi:10.3109/03005369709076795.
Wilson BS. The future of cochlear implants. Br J Audiol. 1997 Aug;31(4):205–225.

Published In

Br J Audiol

DOI

ISSN

0300-5364

Publication Date

August 1997

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

205 / 225

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Speech Perception
  • Prosthesis Fitting
  • Patient Selection
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Humans
  • Forecasting
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Electrodes
  • Deafness
  • Cochlear Implants