Interesting story out of Kansas City from the St Joseph News about a hybrid cochlear implant for people with more residual hearing to preserve. Here is an excerpt:
The hybrid cochlear implant, however, contains a single electrode rather than multiple electrodes and is placed only 6 millimeters into the ear rather than 10 to 20 millimeters in, creating much less risk of damaging the inner ear structures responsible for residual hearing. And in addition to being less risky, the hybrid implant also is less expensive.
Ms. Kerner will return to Midwest Ear Institute on May 14 to be fitted with a hearing aid that will work with her implant, which is in her right ear. If everything works as intended, the hearing aid will drive sound waves and the implant’s electrode will stimulate the nerves leading into the inner ear, where Ms. Kerner still has low-frequency hearing. Through this stimulation, the implant will work with her residual hearing to restore the high-frequency hearing she’s lost.
Interesting story out of Kansas City from the St Joseph News about a hybrid cochlear implant for people with more residual hearing to preserve. Here is an excerpt:
Ms. Kerner will return to Midwest Ear Institute on May 14 to be fitted with a hearing aid that will work with her implant, which is in her right ear. If everything works as intended, the hearing aid will drive sound waves and the implant’s electrode will stimulate the nerves leading into the inner ear, where Ms. Kerner still has low-frequency hearing. Through this stimulation, the implant will work with her residual hearing to restore the high-frequency hearing she’s lost.