Cochlear Implant - State of the Art

Laryngo- rhino- otologie
T Lenarz

Abstract

Cochlear implants are the treatment of choice for the auditory rehabilitation of patients with sensory deafness. They restore the missing function of inner hair cells by transforming the acoustic signal into electrical stimuli for activation of auditory nerve fibers. Due to the very fast technology development cochlear implants provide open-set speech understanding in the majority of patients including the use of the telephone. Children can achieve a near to normal speech and language development provided their deafness is detected early after onset and implantation is performed quickly thereafter. The diagnostic procedure as well as the surgical techniques have been standardized and can be adapted to the individual anatomical and physiological needs both in children and adults. Special cases such as cochlear obliteration or malformations can be addressed. Device failures and medical complications might require special measures and reimplantation which can be done in most cases in a straight forward way. Technology upgrades count for better performance.Future developments will focus on better electrode nerve interfaces by improving electrode technology. An increased number of electrical contacts as well as the biological treatm...Continue Reading

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