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These details are only useful if you know what they mean. 1. The temporal resolution numbers really aren't important, as it has already been shown that most CI users are unable to discriminate pitch differences for rates above 300 pulses per second per channel. The total stimulation rates as...

A wide range of complicating factors would limit the ability of surgeons to perform a cochlear transplant, some of which include: 1. The cochlear is also connect to the vestibular labyrinth, or balance organs. Damage to these could result in considerably worse symptoms relating to balance...

Avoid water contamination as you would with any piece of electrical equipment, but possibly moreso, as it is connected to your childs brain :|

Also Lissa, I would try and maximise your performance using your HA before considering a second CI. At present, research indicates that outcomes for a second CI are, on average, much poorer than for the first CI if the gap between the two is more than 6 years.

Keep up the work with the hearing aid. At the very least it'll keep that side stimulated and reduce the rate of degeneration. Your HA may also provide you with other advantages (improved localisaton, pitch perception, speech understanding in noise, music perception) depending on the extent of...

In my opinion, you should opt for the implant that is easiest for you to manage, which in this case is likely to be the Nucleus 5 system (provided you the remote with it). It will be your responsibility to ensure the implant is working properly for at least the first 8 years of your child's life...

Hi Pinky. This isn't true. CI's work for most people, but the biggest part of hearing is what your brain does with the signal. Around 2% of implantees get no useable benefit from their implants. Often it is likely that a lack of auditory input has resulting in the re-organisation of their...

No offense to the person that wrote that article, but it contains several statements that are somewhat inaccurate. "Hearing with a CI will mean that everything will be very loud to a person who hasn’t heard for a long time, like coming out of a week in a dark room into bright sunlight. It...