Recent content by mijo

it seems what they were saying is that experience will differ even within the same brand/model. anyway, I appreciate all the responses here. I have a more specific question: does anyone know why AB chose only 16 electcrodes? It doesnt seem to be a question of spacing since that is very...

Thanks for continuing to comment. This is helping me. Out of curiosity, did you do any music discrimination comparison with different rates? I know speech is the real goal, but it would be interesting to understand whether that has any effect. Also, I expect a reduction in pls helped with...

Thanks for the info. I guess that's good to hear, though it may be too early to know the results. One of of my biggest concerns is the tradeoff for reliability. Given the cost of parts, reliability is important. AB's web page says their procesors only have a 3 year warranty, which somewhat...

Are people still having these problems? This is quite disconcerting.

There is a claim that CA's electrodes are too close together and thus create a crossover effect. However, CA's device cannot drive electrodes in parallel. Yet in 120, you can have the same electrode fired in subsequent pulses (and if you count virtual channels, you can have two channels MUCH...

And one irony of this virtual channel approach is that it debunks the claim that there will be interference from electrodes that are too close together, since the whole idea of this approach is to create an electrode set (albeit virtual) that that can be arbitrarily close together (as close as...

Ok, I found AB's document that describes HiRes120 (it also includes a reference to that study I'd mentioned. And I agree that these perception measurements are somewhat problematic). Anyway, in reading the description, this algorithm does not sequence through all 120 channels 'each time...

Wow, thanks a lot for that. The specifics of this technology is something i've not been able to find in my searches. Especially helpful to understand that AB's S is in reference to channels (virtual or otherwise) and thus can still mean a pair of electrodes being driven in parallel in some...

Thanks purist. If I understand correctly, current steering cant be done without parallel driving. Current steering is the basis for virtual channels and the whole claim that that technology is 'superior' for more complex hearing environments (eg speech in noise and music/pitch perception, etc)...

Hi. Can you clarify the difference between S and P? Does S mean sequential? And if so, does that mean that strategy is not making use of AB's ability to drive electrodes in parallel? Thx.

wow, could not agree more with soutthpaw. I have been reading over so much to try to make a brand decision and find it disconcerting that so much of the info seems to just be marketing. Some examples: I remember reading about how important the number of electrodes are, but then notice that...

Hi. My name is Mike. I am in my early 50s. I have cochlear otosclerosis that has worsened to the point of being a candidate for a cochlear implant in one ear. I have been researching brands, and am most interested in the differences in technology as it relates to music. It is my impression...