Electro-acoustic stimulation: now and into the future
| dc.contributor.author | Irving, Samuel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gillespie, Lisa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Richardson, Rachael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rowe, David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fallon, James | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wise, Andrew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-25T03:57:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-08-25T03:57:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Cochlear implants have provided hearing to hundreds of thousands of profoundly deaf people around the world. Recently, the eligibility criteria for cochlear implantation have been relaxed to include individuals who have some useful residual hearing. These recipients receive inputs from both electric and acoustic stimulation (EAS). Implant recipients who can combine these hearing modalities demonstrate pronounced benefit in speech perception, listening in background noise and music appreciation over implant recipients that rely on electrical stimulation alone. The mechanisms bestowing this benefit are unknown, but it is likely that interaction of the electric and acoustic signals in the auditory pathway play a role. Protection of residual hearing both during and following cochlear implantation is critical for EAS. A number of surgical refinements have been implemented to protect residual hearing, and the development of hearing-protective drug and gene therapies is promising for EAS recipients. This review outlines the current field of EAS, with a focus on interactions that are observed between these modalities in animal models. It also outlines current trends in EAS surgery and gives an overview of the drug and gene therapies that are clinically translatable and may one day provide protection of residual hearing for cochlear implant recipients. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors’ research is funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, Action on Hearing Loss, and the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Fund. The Bionics Institute acknowledges the funding it receives through the Victorian Government Infrastructure support program. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Irving, S., Gillespie, L., Richardson, R., Rowe, D., Fallon, J. B. & Wise, A. K. (2014). Electro-acoustic stimulation: now and into the future. Biomedical Research International. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.bionicsinstitute.org:8080/handle/123456789/92 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electro-Acoustic Hearing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cochlear Implant | en_US |
| dc.subject | Profound Deafness | en_US |
| dc.subject | Residual Hearing | en_US |
| dc.title | Electro-acoustic stimulation: now and into the future | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |