Journal article
Clinical uses of electrically evoked auditory nerve and brainstem responses
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, Vol.11(5), pp.383-387
10/2003
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200310000-00013
PMID: 14502071
Abstract
The purpose of this review is to summarize current thinking relative to clinical applications for the electrically evoked compound action potential and the electrically evoked auditory brainstem response with the focus on works published between 1998 and 2003.
During the period of this review, a considerable body of research has been published describing how the electrically evoked compound action potential can be measured and how the electrically evoked compound action potential may be used in the clinical treatment of cochlear implant patients. During this same period, there has been a decline in the number of studies reporting potential clinical applications for the electrically evoked auditory brainstem response. Perhaps the strongest clinical application for the electrically evoked compound action potential today is as a tool to facilitate the process of fitting the speech processor of the cochlear implant. This is particularly important for pediatric patients who may not be able to be programmed using traditional behavioral techniques. The accuracy of these predictions is discussed in addition to the limitations of the studies reviewed.
The introduction of cochlear implants with the capability of measuring the response of the auditory nerve to electrical stimulation from an intracochlear electrode has tremendous potential to impact clinical practice. Research into how best to use this information is ongoing.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinical uses of electrically evoked auditory nerve and brainstem responses
- Creators
- Carolyn J Brown - Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. Carolyn-brown@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, Vol.11(5), pp.383-387
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/00020840-200310000-00013
- PMID
- 14502071
- ISSN
- 1068-9508
- eISSN
- 1531-6998
- Grant note
- DC00242 / NIDCD NIH HHS RR59 / NCRR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2003
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984001104402771
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