Flat cochlear implant?

kjvitek · 10-14-2009, 01:13 PM

Today I took my daughter for an audiology appointment to get fitted for her hearing aids. While talking, we got on the subject of Cochlear Implants. The doctor told me that she is eligible for an implant but not the curved one that is placed through the cochlea. My daughter has no cochlea, so they said for her she could receive a flat, straight cochlear implant in that space instead. Has anyone heard of this or know what the name of it is? I was looking online to find some information but couldnt find anything. Thanks!!

faire_jour · 10-14-2009, 02:18 PM

The only thing I would imagine they were talking about would be a shorten array. They are for malformed cochlea, or a cochlea without the normal number of turns.

You could look at this:

Most Options for Your Surgeon

john57 · 10-15-2009, 12:02 AM

Cochlear has the option of a curved array which is normally standard for most cases. MEd-El uses different versions of straight arrays. Both have have Split Electrode Arrays available.

10-14-2009, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
kjvitek Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 14	Flat cochlear implant? Today I took my daughter for an audiology appointment to get fitted for her hearing aids. While talking, we got on the subject of Cochlear Implants. The doctor told me that she is eligible for an implant but not the curved one that is placed through the cochlea. My daughter has no cochlea, so they said for her she could receive a flat, straight cochlear implant in that space instead. Has anyone heard of this or know what the name of it is? I was looking online to find some information but couldnt find anything. Thanks!!

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10-14-2009, 02:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
faire_jour Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,696	The only thing I would imagine they were talking about would be a shorten array. They are for malformed cochlea, or a cochlea without the normal number of turns. You could look at this: Most Options for Your Surgeon

10-15-2009, 12:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
john57 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 300	Cochlear has the option of a curved array which is normally standard for most cases. MEd-El uses different versions of straight arrays. Both have have Split Electrode Arrays available.