18 Auditory Midbrain Implant
Thomas Lenarz, Amir Samii, Karl-Heinz Dyballa, and Hubert H. Lim Abstract The auditory midbrain implant (AMI) is a novel central auditory implant for hearing restoration in patients with neural deafness…
9 Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Implantation: Colletti Team Experience andSpecial Considerations
Vittorio Colletti, Marco Mandalà, Giacomo Colletti, and Liliana Colletti Abstract This chapter reviews our center’s experience with auditory brainstem implantation in children over a 14 year period. The performance in…
20 Future Developments: Conformable ABI Arrays and Light Stimulation ofAuditory Brainstem Using Optogenetics
Osama Tarabichi, Elliott D. Kozin, M. Christian Brown, and Daniel J. Lee Abstract The auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a neuroprosthetic device that provides hearing sensation to patients who are…
13 Programming, Rehabilitation, and Outcome Assessment for Adults:II
Cordula Matthies, Anja Kurz, and Wafaa Shehata-Dieler Abstract Programming of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in adult patients aims for providing as many auditory electrodes as possible at most comfortable levels…
12 Programming, Rehabilitation, and Outcome Assessment for Adults:I
Daniel S. Roberts, Lawrence Kashat, Jordan M. Rock, and Steven R. Otto Abstract Loss of integrity of the auditory nerve after surgical removal of vestibular schwannomas (VS) in neurofibromatosis type…
15 Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Tone Language Speakers
Michael C.F. Tong, John Ka Keung Sung, and Kathy Y.S. Lee Abstract Chinese language is based on 4 (Mandarin) to 6 (Cantonese) lexical tones to differentiate the meaning of a…
14 Outcomes in Pediatric ABI: The Hacettepe UniversityExperience
Levent Sennaroğlu, Gonca Sennaroğlu, Esra Yucel, and Burçak Bilginer Abstract This chapter reports the audiological outcome of pediatric auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) in Hacettepe University. Our preliminary ABI outcome was…
19 Future Development: Penetrating Multisite Microelectrodes as CochlearNucleus Implant
Martin Han and Douglas B. McCreery Abstract Auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) can restore useful hearing to patients with hearing loss who cannot benefit from cochlear implants. We provide an update…
17 ABI Program Development
Marc S. Schwartz and Eric P. Wilkinson Abstract The purpose of this monograph is to outline the current state of the art regarding the field of auditory brainstem implantation. Readers…
16 Variability in Performance of Auditory Brainstem Implants
Kathryn Y. Noonan, Gregory P. Lekovic, and Eric P. Wilkinson Abstract Many patient, device, and surgical factors contribute to patient success with auditory brainstem implants. This chapter examines device positioning,…
