Cochlear Implants : Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices (ebook)

This text provides comprehensive coverage of the audiological principles and practices pertaining to cochlear implants and other implantable hearing technologies. This is the only book that is written specifically for audiologists and that exhaustively addresses the details involved with the assessm...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Wolfe, Jace
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, 2018.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1. Basic Operation and History of Cochlear Implant Technology; Introduction; Basic Hardware of Cochlear Implants; Basic Operation of Cochlear Implants; The History of Cochlear Implants; Key Concepts; References; 2. Physics and Electronics of Cochlear Implantation; Introduction; Fundamentals of Electricity; Modern Electronics; Key Concepts; References; 3. Anatomy and Physiology Associated with Cochlear Implantation; Auditory Physiology and Pathophysiology; Key Concepts; References; 4. Cochlear Implant Candidacy: Regulatory Approval; Introduction.
  • FDA Regulation of Medical DevicesKey Concepts; References; 5. Cochlear Implant Candidacy: Adult Audiologic Assessment; Introduction; Case History; Audiologic Assessment; Key Concepts; References; 6. Cochlear Implant Candidacy: Pediatric Audiologic Assessment; Introduction; Audiologic Assessment; Key Concepts; References; 7. Basic Terminology of Cochlear Implant Programming; Transforming Acoustic Signals into Electrical Current to Elicit an Auditory Response; Factors That Influence the Electrical Coding of Duration/Time; Basic Terminology of Cochlear Implant Programming and Processing.
  • Key ConceptsReferences; 8. Cochlear Implant Signal Coding Strategies; Basic Cochlear Implant Signal Coding Strategies; Key Concepts; References; 9. Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants and Sound Processors; Introduction; Advanced Bionics Sound Processors; Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants; Key Concepts; References; 10. Cochlear Nucleus Cochlear Implants and Sound Processors; Introduction; Nucleus Sound Processors; Nucleus Cochlear Implants; Key Concepts; References; 11. MED-EL Cochlear Implants and Sound Processors; Introduction; MED-EL Corporation; Key Concepts; References.
  • 12. Medical and Surgical Aspects of Cochlear ImplantationIntroduction; The CI Surgeon; Medical Evaluation; The CI Operation; Key Concepts; 13. The Role of Imaging in Implantable Hearing Devices; Key Concepts; References; 14. Fundamental Practices of Cochlear Implant Programming; Pre-Activation Procedures; The Fundamentals of Cochlear Implant Programming; Key Concepts; References; 15. Programming Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants; Introduction to Programming Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants; Programming Advanced Bionics Sound Processors; Key Concepts; References.
  • 16. Programming Cochlear Nucleus Cochlear ImplantsIntroduction to Programming Nucleus Cochlear Implants; Programming Nucleus Cochlear Implants; Programming Previous Generations of Nucleus Implants; Key Concepts; References; 17. Programming MED-EL Cochlear Implants; Introduction to Programming MED-EL Cochlear Implants; Programming MED-EL Implants; Key Concepts; References; 18. Objective Measures of Cochlear Implant Function; Introduction; Electrophysiologic Measures; Electrical Measures; Key Concepts; References.