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Auditory Prosthesis

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Synonyms

Bionic ear; Cochlear implant; Inner ear prosthesis

Definition

An auditory prosthesis is an implantable device used to (partially) restore the auditory function in people with a severe to profound hearing loss by electrically stimulating the auditory neural pathway. The cochlear implant, stimulating the auditory nerve from within the cochlea, is widely accepted as the standard rehabilitation device for this population. An auditory brain stem implant uses the same technology to stimulate the neurons of the cochlear nucleus in the brain stem and is used when the cochlea is not accessible (e.g., due to ossification after meningitis or severe hypoplasia) or the cause of deafness is found in the internal auditory canal (bilateral acoustic neuroma, aplasia of the auditory nerve).

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Background

Due to their reduced oral communication skills, severe to profoundly deaf people are restricted in their social functioning. Since the pioneering work of Djourno and Eyries (1957...

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  1. ENT department, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 9600, Leiden, RC, 2300, The Netherlands

    Johan H. M. Frijns M.D. Ph.D. & Dr. Jeroen J. Briaire

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Frijns, J.H.M., Briaire, J.J. (2014). Auditory Prosthesis. In: Jaeger, D., Jung, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_554-1

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