Effects of Skin Thickness on Cochlear Input Signal Using Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Implants

• Published in: Otology & neurotology Vol. 36; no. 8; p. 1403
• Main Authors: Mattingly, Jameson K, Greene, Nathaniel T, Jenkins, Herman A, Tollin, Daniel J, Easter, James R, Cass, Stephen P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Acoustics; Bone Conduction; Cadaver; Cochlea; Hearing Aids; Humans; Organ Size; Pressure; Round Window, Ear; Scala Vestibuli; Skin - anatomy & histology; Sound; Stapes

Intracochlear sound pressures (PIC) and velocity measurements of the stapes, round window, and promontory (VStap/RW/Prom) will show frequency-dependent attenuation using magnet-based transcutaneous bone conduction implants (TCBCIs) in comparison with direct-connect skin-penetrating implants (DCBCIs)...