Development and evaluation of the Nurotron 26-electrode cochlear implant system

Hearing Research

Volumn 322, Issue , 2015, Pages 188-199

  Zeng, Fan Gang ^a   Rebscher, Stephen J ^b   Fu, Qian Jie ^c   Chen, Hongbin ^d   Sun, Xiaoan ^d   Yin, Li ^d   Ping, Lichuan ^d   Feng, Haihong ^e   Yang, Shiming ^f   Gong, Shusheng ^g   Yang, Beibei ^h   Kang, Hou Yong ⁱ   Gao, Na ^j   Chi, Fanglu ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Nurotron Biotechnology Inc   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^f CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^g CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

ⁱ THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j EYE AND ENT HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHINA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PSYCHOLOGY; REHABILITATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHINA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925414355     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2014.09.013     Document Type: Review

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