Lecture 17 - Cochlear Implants

Question 1

(lecture):

Describe what a cochlear implant is.

Answer 1

(lecture):

See green writing on page 1 of G doc notes.

Question 2

(lecture):

Describe phase locking

Answer 2

(lecture):

See purple writing on page 2 of G doc notes.

Question 3

(lecture):

Describe the insertion-depth problem

Answer 3

(lecture):

See pink wiring on page 5 of G doc notes.

Question 4

(lecture):

Describe the speech-in-noise problem.

Answer 4

(lecture):

See orange writing on page 5 of G doc notes.

Question 5

(lecture):

Describe the current spread problem.

Answer 5

(lecture):

See blue writing on page 5 of G doc notes.

Question 6

(lecture):

Describe the benefits of a short electrode.

Answer 6

(lecture):

See red writing on page 6 of G doc notes.

Question 7

(lecture):

Describe the benefit of bilateral implants for speech perception in noise.

Answer 7

(lecture):

See green writing on page 7 of G doc notes.

Question 8

(lecture):

Describe studies of “spatial release from masking” (SRM) in bilateral implantees.

Answer 8

(lecture):

See purple writing on page 7 of G doc notes.