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The use of a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other ear.
What is a bimodal cochlear implant?
The algorithm transforms the important aspects of an acoustic signal into this.
What is an electrical code?
This signal coding strategy is the basis for all company’s most current signal coding strategies
What is continuous interleaved sampling (CIS)?
This involves having normal hearing on one side and complete hearing loss on the other side
What is SSD?
The mechanism that allows implants to be directly anchored to bone
What is osseointegration?
This involves either sequentially or simultaneously implanted cochlear implants.
What is a bilateral cochlear implant?
This refers to the number of biphasic pulses delviered to a given electrode within 1 second.
What is the stimulation rate?
This cochlear implant company uses the n-of-m strategy
What is cochlear?
This involves any degree of hearing loss on one side
What is unilateral hearing loss?
ABIs were originally designed for individuals with this condition.
What is neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)?
Candidacy for this device involves normal to moderate hearing loss in the low frequencies and severe to profound hearing loss in the mid to high frequencies.
What is a hybrid cochlear implant?
This type of pulse is most commonly used.
What is biphasic pulse?
This cochlear implant company uses the FS4-P strategy
What is Med-El?
This is a potential non-surgical option for SSD.
What is a CROS system?
This type of coupling involves a titanium fixture surgically implanted into the skull that has an attached abutment
What is percutaneous?
The use of bimodal Cis result in improved speech understanding, especially in this type of listening environment.
Increasing the amplitude of the current or this aspect of the pulse, can increase the perception of loudness
What is width?
This cochlear implant company uses HiRes Fidelity 120
What is Advanced Bionics?
This is a surgical option for SSD that involves an external processor and an internal implant that uses electromagnetic vibrations to stimulate the inner ear
What is a Bone-Bridge system?
To qualify for an ABI over a cochlear implant, patients typically need a very small inner ear or the lack of this.
What is CNVIII?
Bimodal cochlear implantation increases the ability of this listening ability
What is localization?
This is the amount of time that elapses between each phase
What is interphase gap?
This signal coding strategy is the default for Cochlear and the same as SPEAK but faster
What is ACE?
SSD in children results in a 30% increased likelihood of this.
What is grade repetition?
Some middle ear implants result in the disarticulation of this, resulting in a maximum conductive hearing loss
What is the ossicular chain?