TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined acoustic and electric hearing
T2 - Preserving residual acoustic hearing
AU - Turner, Christopher W.
AU - Reiss, Lina A.J.
AU - Gantz, Bruce J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Grants from the NIDCD (R01 DC000377, P50 DC00242).
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - The topic of this review is the strategy of preserving residual acoustic hearing in the implanted ear to provide combined electrical stimulation and acoustic hearing as a rehabilitative strategy for sensorineural hearing loss. This chapter will concentrate on research done with the Iowa/Nucleus 10 mm Hybrid device, but we will also attempt to summarize strategies and results from other groups around the world who use slightly different approaches. A number of studies have shown that preserving residual acoustic hearing in the implanted ear is a realistic goal for many patients with severe high-frequency hearing loss. The addition of the electric stimulation to their existing acoustic hearing can provide increased speech recognition for these patients. In addition, the preserved acoustic hearing can offer considerable advantages, as compared to a traditional cochlear implant, for tasks such as speech recognition in backgrounds or appreciation of music and other situations where the poor frequency resolution of electric stimulation has been a disadvantage.
AB - The topic of this review is the strategy of preserving residual acoustic hearing in the implanted ear to provide combined electrical stimulation and acoustic hearing as a rehabilitative strategy for sensorineural hearing loss. This chapter will concentrate on research done with the Iowa/Nucleus 10 mm Hybrid device, but we will also attempt to summarize strategies and results from other groups around the world who use slightly different approaches. A number of studies have shown that preserving residual acoustic hearing in the implanted ear is a realistic goal for many patients with severe high-frequency hearing loss. The addition of the electric stimulation to their existing acoustic hearing can provide increased speech recognition for these patients. In addition, the preserved acoustic hearing can offer considerable advantages, as compared to a traditional cochlear implant, for tasks such as speech recognition in backgrounds or appreciation of music and other situations where the poor frequency resolution of electric stimulation has been a disadvantage.
KW - Acoustic plus electric (A + E)
KW - Cochlear implant
KW - Sensorineural hearing loss
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U2 - 10.1016/j.heares.2007.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.heares.2007.11.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 18164883
AN - SCOPUS:48449083534
SN - 0378-5955
VL - 242
SP - 164
EP - 171
JO - Hearing Research
JF - Hearing Research
IS - 1-2
ER -