[A surgical procedure for improving signal transmission in cochlear implants].
Subcutaneous insertion of a wire bow functioning as an antenna around the cartilage of the outer ear canal keeps the signal transmission free from artefacts for the electrical stimulation of a deaf ear. With this method it is not necessary to drill a bony inlet in the area of the temporal bone by inserting the cochlear implant in the fossa infratemporalis. The energy transmission is facilitated, and energy transfer to the cochlear implant is reduced. The ceramic implant is not visible. The patient is able to swim and can switch on the speech processor if required, similar to a hearing aid.
D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000628:therapy*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery
Ein Operationsverfahren zur verbesserten Signalübertragung beim Cochlear-Implant.