Examination to possibilities of a physiological fitting of cochlear implants

• Published in: Laryngo- rhino- otologie Vol. 83; no. 6; p. 387
• Main Authors: Braunschweig, T, Schelhorn-Neise, P, Biedermann, F, Weisser, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.06.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Auditory Threshold - physiology; Cochlear Implantation - methods; Cochlear Nerve - physiopathology; Deafness - physiopathology; Deafness - rehabilitation; Female; Humans; Loudness Perception - physiology; Male; Microcomputers; Middle Aged; Noise - adverse effects; Perceptual Masking - physiology; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Fitting; Social Environment; Sound Spectrography; Speech Discrimination Tests; Speech Perception - physiology

Cochlear implants (CI) convert acoustic events into electrical pulses. The auditory nerve picks these tiny electrical pulses up and sends them to the brain. The dynamics of the audible sound is compressed considerably. The limits for stimulation are determined with the patient. A map law determines...