title: Sensitivity to pulse phase duration in cochlear implant listeners: effects of stimulation mode.
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate charge-integration at threshold by cochlear implant listeners using pulse train stimuli in different stimulation modes (monopolar, bipolar, tripolar). The results partially confirmed and extended the findings of previous studies conducted in animal models showing that charge-integration depends on the stimulation mode. The primary overall finding was that threshold vs pulse phase duration functions had steeper slopes in monopolar mode and shallower slopes in more spatially restricted modes. While the result was clear-cut in eight users of the Cochlear Corporation(TM) device, the findings with the six user of the Advanced Bionics(TM) device who participated were less consistent. It is likely that different stimulation modes excite different neuronal populations and/or sites of excitation on the same neuron (e.g., peripheral process vs central axon). These differences may influence not only charge integration but possibly also temporal dynamics at suprathreshold levels and with more speech-relevant stimuli. Given the present interest in focused stimulation modes, these results have implications for cochlear implant speech processor design and protocols used to map acoustic amplitude to electric stimulation parameters.
authors.affiliation: Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 N 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131.
authors.forename: Monita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 N 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131.
authors.forename: Aditya M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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