Journal article
Iowa cochlear implant clinical project: Results with two single‐channel cochlear implants and one multi‐channel cochlear implant
The Laryngoscope, Vol.95(4), pp.443-449
04/1985
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198504000-00013
PMID: 3838565
Abstract
Cochlenr implants have become a realistic alternative for the management of profoundly deaf patients. A variety of implants with differing electrode designs and coding strategies have been developed by nine major implant centers around the world. Each center has their “star” patient, but objective comparisons between these different implant designs are unavailable. In order to determine the performance characteristics of the present generation of cochlear implants, comparison data are vital. We have developed an independent center where uniform objective comparisons of different cochlear implants can be performed longitudinally. This report will present results of nine patients implanted with three different cochlear implant prostheses. Four patients have been implanted with the Los Angeles (House) single‐channel implant, three patients have received the Vienna (Hochmair) single‐channel intracochlear device, and two patients have been implanted with the Melbourne (Clark) 21‐channel unit. All patients have had 11 months or more of experience with their cochlear prostheses. The results of a comprehensive audiologic battery which includes audiovisual and environmental tasks are presented. All implants provide significant improvement in speechreading and sound awareness. The findings to date suggest that there is strong correlation between top‐down cognitive processing (as reflected by lip reading skills) and performance with cochlear implants.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Iowa cochlear implant clinical project: Results with two single‐channel cochlear implants and one multi‐channel cochlear implant
- Creators
- Bruce J GantzRichard S TylerJohn PreeceBrian F MccabeMary W LowderSteve R Otto
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Laryngoscope, Vol.95(4), pp.443-449
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hoboken, NJ
- DOI
- 10.1288/00005537-198504000-00013
- PMID
- 3838565
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
- eISSN
- 1531-4995
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- NINCDS, Teacher Investigator Development Award (K07 NS00570‐02 CDR (B.J.G.),) Lions Club International and Iowa Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/1985
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002411002771
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