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Cochlear implants: current designs and future possibilities.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Wilson, Blake S. Dorman, Michael F. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | The cochlear implant is the most successful of all neural prostheses developed to date. It is the most effective prosthesis in terms of restoration of function, and the people who have received a cochlear implant outnumber the recipients of other types of neural prostheses by orders of magnitude. The primary purpose of this article is to provide an overview of contemporary cochlear implants from the perspective of two designers of implant systems. That perspective includes the anatomical situation presented by the deaf cochlea and how the different parts of an implant system (including the user's brain) must work together to produce the best results. In particular, we present the design considerations just mentioned and then describe in detail how the current levels of performance have been achieved. We also describe two recent advances in implant design and performance. In concluding sections, we first present strengths and limitations of present systems and then offer some possibilities for further improvements in this technology. In all, remarkable progress has been made in the development of cochlear implants but much room still remains for improvements, especially for patients presently at the low end of the performance spectrum. |
| Starting Page | 695 |
| Ending Page | 730 |
| Page Count | 36 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.asu.edu/clas/shs/cilab/documents/publications/Wilson%20&%20Dorman%20current%20design(2008).pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/08/45/5/pdf/wilson.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 18816422v1 |
| Volume Number | 45 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of rehabilitation research and development |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acclimatization Anatomic structures Anatomical maturation Auditory pathway structure Biologic Preservation Brain CNS disorder Cessation of life Clinical act of insertion Cochlear Implants Cochlear structure Ear structure Electric Stimulation Therapy Electrodes, Implanted Excitation Microphone Device Component Midbrain structure Nerve Tissue Neural Prostheses Patients Procedure implants:Finding:Point in time:^Patient:Narrative Prosthesis Implantation SENSORY PROSTHESIS Speech Processor Device Component Stimulation (motivation) benefit electrode hearing impairment physiological aspects |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
