Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Hearing Devices

by Ruckenstien, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9781597564328
• ISBN10: 159756432X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-28
• Publisher: Plural Pub Inc

Summary

Hearing remains the only human sense that can be restored. Thus, cochlear implants and other implantable hearing mechanisms have become more prevalent solutions to modern-day hearing loss, making it imperative for clinicians to gain expertise in the subject. This text provides hearing professionals with the knowledge necessary to wholly understand these implantable hearing devices so that they can incorporate them into their practices. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Micheal J. Ruckenstein, MD, is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Residency Training Program, the Balance Center, and the Center for Implantable Hearing Devices. He holds a specialty certification in otolaryngologyhead and neck surgery and a subspecialty certification in neurotology from the American Board of Otolaryngology. He has an active clinical practice focusing on medical and surgical diseases of the ear and skull base. His research focuses on the development of quality of life measures for diseases such as acoustic neuromas and Mnire's disease, as well as the pathophysiology of inner ear disease.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
History of Implantable Hearing Devices	p. 1
Designing and Building a Cochlear Implant Program	p. 11
Electrode Design for Cochlear Implantation	p. 35
Signal Processing Strategies for Cochlear Implants	p. 51
Cochlear Implant Candidate Selection	p. 85
Imaging of Cochlear Implantation	p. 105
Surgical Technique for Cochlear Implants in Adults	p. 125
Cochlear Implants: Surgical Techniques, Special ConsiderationsùPediatric and Malformed Cochleae	p. 139
The Suprameatal Approach: An Alternative Surgical Technique for Cochlear Implantation	p. 163
Hearing Preservation: Cochlear Implantation and Electroacoustic Stimulation	p. 169
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation	p. 185
Adult Cochlear Implant Programming: A Basic Introduction	p. 201
Pediatric Cochlear Implant Programming: A Basic Introduction	p. 213
Measuring Auditory Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Use in Children with Behavioral and Electrophysiologic Tests	p. 227
Treatment Outcomes of Adult Cochlear Implantation	p. 253
Cochlear Implant-Mediated Perception of Environmental Sounds and Music	p. 285
Cochlear Implantation: Reliability and Reimplantation	p. 303
Auditory Brainstem Implants	p. 317
Bone-Conduction Hearing Devices	p. 349
Baha“ Surgery: Evolution, Techniques, and Complications	p. 375
Middle Ear Implantable Hearing Devices: Present and Future	p. 389
Appendix	p. 411
Index	p. 413
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