Alistair Mitchell-Innes,Shakeel R Saeed,Richard Irving
Alistair Mitchell-Innes
This chapter discusses the multifaceted future of cochlear implant design. Current research is focused on novel strategies relating to the electrode array, aiming to improve the neuronal health and spatial selectivity, and reduce the power ...
Hidemi Miyazaki,Per Caye-Thomasen
Hidemi Miyazaki
A new electrophysiological system for intraoperative, continuous, near-real time monitoring of cochlear nerve function through acoustic stimulation in the ear canal and recording of the evoked dorsal cochlear nucleus potentials (DNAPs) by a...
Manohar Bance,Andrzej Zarowski,Robert A Adamson et al.
Manohar Bance et al.
Despite steady improvements in cross-sectional imaging of the ear, current technologies still have limitations in terms of resolution, diagnosis, functional assessment and safety. In this chapter, state-of-the-art imaging techniques in curr...
Neil P Donnelly,Ronald J E Pennings
Neil P Donnelly
Hearing implant technology is evolving at a rapid rate and more than ever patients with hearing loss are benefiting from these emerging hearing devices. Active middle ear implants are alternatives to hearing aids and bone conducting devices...
Manohar Bance
Manohar Bance
Middle ear hearing reconstruction is unpredictable. Difficulties arise because of host factors, such as ventilation or scarring, surgical technique factors, such as prosthesis placement and stabilization, and design and mechanical factors i...
Colette M McKay
Colette M McKay
The functional changes that occur in the brain due to deafness may affect the way the auditory system processes sound after cochlear implantation. Brain plasticity plays a crucial role in the success of cochlear implantation to facilitate o...
Henning Frenzel
Henning Frenzel
Microtia and atresia cause significant conductive hearing loss of up to 60 dB HL. The bilateral cases suffer from severely restricted communication abilities and require immediate acoustic stimulation. There is also growing evidence that un...
R W J McLeod,J F Culling,D Jiang
R W J McLeod
The number of marketed bone-conduction hearing implants (BCHIs) has been steadily growing, with multiple percutaneous devices and transcutaneous devices now available. However, studies assessing efficacy often have small sample sizes and em...
John Martin Hempel,Florian Simon,Joachim Michael Müller
John Martin Hempel
The indications for cochlear implantation (CI) have expanded over the last few years. There is evidence that some adult patients with pre- or perilingual onset of deafness may gain from implantation. Similarly, CI in patients with single-si...
Hsueh-Yu Li
Hsueh-Yu Li
Initially described in 1981, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was the first surgical procedure specially designed at the palatal level for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). To date, palatal surgery remains the most commonly used surgery f...