Much evidence suggests that, early in life, auditory input and communication are essential for the normal development of language, cognition, and behavior. Thus, deaf children, who experience significant disruptions in auditory input, are likely to show delays not only in the production of oral language but in other important aspects of development such as visual attention and behavioral contro...

The new implantable hearing system Codacs™ was designed to close the treatment gap between active middle ear implants and cochlear implants in cases of severe-to-profound mixed hearing loss. The Codacs™ actuator is attached to conventional stapes prosthesis during the implantation and thereby provides acoustical stimulation through a stapedotomy to the cochlea. Cochlear implants (CIs) on the ot...

Cochlear implant (CI) is a prosthetic device that partially replaces the functions of the human ear via electrical stimulation. Cochlear implants are system and/or patient specific that mandates a simulation model prior to implantation. In the present work to improve the perceptual quality of the speech generated by a CI model, system specific parameters are analyzed by developing uniform bandw...

UNLABELLED The unavailability of advanced imaging equipment in the operating rooms of most hospitals - as well as the fundamental importance for surgeons of immediate observation of the cochlear implants soon after their insertion - makes conventional radiography a good option. OBJECTIVE To describe a practical, fast and low-cost radiographic method, allowing for evaluation of the electrodes ...