title: [A review about the research progress of the acoustical-electrical transducer for totally implantable cochlear implant].
abstract: Cochlear implantation has become a crucial approach for the treatment for patients with severe and profound sensorineural hearing loss. However, some patients would be embarrassed by the exterior components, which limited the patient's social activities. The idea of totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI) was put forward to alleviate these inconveniences. The implantable acoustical-electrical transducer would be a breakthrough in the study of TICI. In this paper, a summary of all kinds of designs ideas was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Auditory Medical Center; Key Laboratory of Hearing Science, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University; Shanghai Auditory Medical Center; Key Laboratory of Hearing Science, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000523:psychology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D058028:Research Report; D014159:Transducers
keywords: Cochlear implantation; Transducers