The effect of frequency allocation on phoneme recognition with the nucleus 22 cochlear implant

• Published in: The American journal of otology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 20; no. 6; p. 729
• Main Authors: Friesen, L M, Shannon, R V, Slattery, 3rd, W H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1999
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cochlear Implantation - instrumentation; Deafness - surgery; Electric Stimulation - instrumentation; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Phonetics; Sex Characteristics; Speech Perception - physiology

Phoneme recognition performance in patients implanted with the Nucleus 22 cochlear implant is affected by the frequency-to-electrode assignment. Multiple electrodes in modern cochlear implants are intended to deliver frequency-specific information to different tonotopic locations along the cochlea....