Inquiring minds would like to know. I talked to someone who got 22 electrode CI back in the year 2000. I don't know when 22 electrodes was first invented but im guessing it's been over a decade. Why isn't there 128 electrodes today? It was even mentioned in a 2006 article but has yet to even be used in clinical trials. I did read about fiber optics/laser CI but im afraid by the time that's in clinical trials, a cure will begin clinical trials a couple years later.
Ive been wondering which technology to this day has progressed further, HA or CI? I am not talking about what will possibly be out in the future but today. Let's take 10 years ago as a time frame and take a look at HAs and CIs available 10 years ago. Now let's take today, which do you feel has improved more in the last 10 years, HAs or CIs?
I say CIs and HAs have improved at the same rate, the only thing that has changed was that candidacy criteria has become way too lax. That's to discuss in another thread. I remember back in 1998 my old HAs had a peak gain of about 70db and 10 years later, it has improved to 80db peak gain. What improvements did CI undergo in the last 10 years besides a slightly better external processor?
Ive been wondering which technology to this day has progressed further, HA or CI? I am not talking about what will possibly be out in the future but today. Let's take 10 years ago as a time frame and take a look at HAs and CIs available 10 years ago. Now let's take today, which do you feel has improved more in the last 10 years, HAs or CIs?
I say CIs and HAs have improved at the same rate, the only thing that has changed was that candidacy criteria has become way too lax. That's to discuss in another thread. I remember back in 1998 my old HAs had a peak gain of about 70db and 10 years later, it has improved to 80db peak gain. What improvements did CI undergo in the last 10 years besides a slightly better external processor?