Abstract
A major concern regarding multichannel (multi-electrode) cochlear prosthesis usage has been the possibility of long-term deleterious physiological effects such as the degeneration of spiral ganglion cells, neuronal degeneration, and new bone formation. These effects, if present, would become evident in the deterioration of hearing sensation and performance of the cochlear implant recipient on a battery of audiologic tests. To date, five patients using the Australian multi-electrode multichannel cochlear implant have undergone a 1-year evaluation of the device. The assessment includes a check of electrical threshold and comfort levels for each electrode, sound field pure tone and speech thresholds, the MAC battery, vowel and consonant recognition tests, and speech tracking tasks. All results were compared to those obtained postoperatively following stimulation and a 3-month training period. Results to date have shown no deterioration in implant functioning in all patients tested. Periodic extensive monitoring of all implant recipients is advocated in order to evaluate the possibility of long-term effects.
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