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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of increasing the separation between the two members of a stimulating electrode pair was studied in four users of the Nucleus-22 cochlear implant. Two experiments were performed. In experiment 1, detection threshold for a 200-ms, 500-pulses/s biphasic pulse train was measured as the spatial separation between the active and return electrodes was increased. In experiment 2, loudness-growth functions were measured as the electrode separation was increased. The results of experiment 1 indicate that (a) threshold decreases monotonically toward an asymptote (monopolar threshold) as the electrode separation is increased and (b) the threshold versus electrode separation function is similar across subjects and electrode location. The results of experiment 2 indicate that loudness L is related to the current amplitude I by a simple exponential function: L = e beta I, where beta, the exponent of the loudness function, is, to a first approximation, linearly related to the separation between the electrodes of the stimulating pair. Thus, dynamic range and the shape of loudness growth can be directly linked to the spatial separation between active and return electrodes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0001-4966
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
850-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of stimulation mode on threshold and loudness growth in multielectrode cochlear implants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Auditory Implants and Perception, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California 90057, USA. monita@hei.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.