Electrical Stimulation of the Human Cochlea: A Preliminary Report

Vestibular Effects of Cochlear Implantation

“…The results of these evaluations are reported in a group of publications termed the Bilger report. 28 -39 Generally, this report confirmed the findings of House and Urban, 26 Michelson,27 and Simmons that CI could provide some useful auditory information and was safe and well tolerated. House, Schindler, and others agreed that the Bilger report provided substantial scientific evidence for the benefits of CI and gave credibility to the emerging technology.…”

Perceptual Differences Between Low-Frequency Analog and Pulsatile Stimulation as Shown by Single- and Multidimensional Scaling

“…Our quantitative findings contrast with the qualitative findings from Eddington et al (1978) who found that participants could not distinguish between sinusoidal and pulsatile stimuli when they were matched for loudness and pitch. Michelson (1971), however, also reported timbral differences between sinusoidal and pulsatile stimulation. In our MDS task, each participant was presented with each pair of stimuli multiple times and we balanced only for loudness.…”

Navigation as a quality management tool in cochlear implant surgery

“…Since the first electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in 1957 by Djourno and Eyries 13 and the pioneering CI research conducted in California in the early 1960s by House, 14 Michelson, 15 and Simmons, 16 CI has improved considerably in terms of biocompatibility and reliability of implants, while its clinical results have improved as reflected in enhanced speech perception and speech production skills. As patient selection criteria have been expanded, so far more than 50 000 cochlear implantations have been performed worldwide.…”