Journal article
Longitudinal Assessment of Physiological and Psychophysical Measures in Cochlear Implant Users
Ear and hearing, Vol.16(5), pp.439-449
10/1995
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199510000-00001
PMID: 8654899
Abstract
OBJECTIVEThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of long-term electrical stimulation on human cochlear implant users.
DESIGNRepeated measures of electrically evoked auditory brain stem response (EABR) threshold, slope of the EABR growth function, and behavioral measures of threshold and dynamic range were made for a group of 22 Ineraid cochlear implant users and 19 Nucleus cochlear implant users over a 3- to 5-yr period.
RESULTSData from both Ineraid and Nucleus cochlear implant users suggest that EABR threshold, slope of the EABR growth function, and behavioral measures of threshold and dynamic range remain reasonably stable for periods up to 6 yr postimplant.
CONCLUSIONSThe results of this study show little evidence that prolonged electrical stimulation through daily use of a cochlear implant has deleterious effects on the auditory system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Longitudinal Assessment of Physiological and Psychophysical Measures in Cochlear Implant Users
- Creators
- Carolyn Brown - University of Iowa, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (C.B.; P.A, B.G., R.T., M.B., M.L., S.P., G.T.) and Department Speech Pathology and Audiology (P.A., R.T.) Iowa City, IowaPaul AbbasMichael BertschyRichard TylerMary LowderGail TakahashiSuzanne PurdyBruce Gantz
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ear and hearing, Vol.16(5), pp.439-449
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/00003446-199510000-00001
- PMID
- 8654899
- ISSN
- 0196-0202
- eISSN
- 1538-4667
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1995
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002470702771
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