Cochlear Implant Research and Development in the Twenty-first Century: A Critical Update

• Published in: Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 481 - 508
• Main Authors: Carlyon, Robert P., Goehring, Tobias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Algorithms; Animal models; Auditory system; Clinical outcomes; Cochlea; Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants - history; Cochlear Implants - trends; Deactivation; Electrical stimuli; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Noise; Noise reduction; Otorhinolaryngology; R&D; Research & development; Review; Speech Perception; Transplants & implants; Pitch; Cochlear implants; Hearing; Plasticity

Cochlear implants (CIs) are the world’s most successful sensory prosthesis and have been the subject of intense research and development in recent decades. We critically review the progress in CI research, and its success in improving patient outcomes, from the turn of the century to the present day...