The past, present, and future of cochlear prostheses: Accomplishments and challenges in treating sensorineural deafness through electrical stimulation

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Spelman, Francis A ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; HEARING AIDS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT TREATMENT; PROSTHETICS; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR PROSTHESES; SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REVIEW; TELEMETRY;

BRAIN STEM; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FORECASTING; HEARING; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEURONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032963438     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.765186     Document Type: Review

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