Frequency Mapping of a Precurved Electrode Array in the Internal Auditory Canal for a Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipient

Conclusion A precurved array in the IAC creates difficult management decisions. Direct stimulation of the auditory nerve resulted in better monaural and bilateral speech recognition, likely due to better spectral representation of the speech signal. Individualizing the map using imaging and behavioral findings may improve performance for malpositioned arrays when revision surgery is not pursued.
Source: Otology and Neurotology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Cochlear Implants Source Type: research