title: How do cochlear prostheses work?
abstract: The past two decades have witnessed a revolution in the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss. Cochlear prostheses have evolved from laboratory experiment to a commercial technology that has benefited over 20,000 people. Paralleling this phenomenal development has been a substantial increase in our understanding of the biophysical, physiological and psychophysical mechanisms underlying the function of these devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. jay@earpower.oto.uiowa.edu
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rubinstein
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009431:Neural Conduction; D013065:Speech Intelligibility