Advanced electrode array insertion with conditioning

A method, comprising:

• obtaining information indicative of a phenomenon sensed at, at least one read electrode relative to at least one reference of a cochlear implant electrode array and/or at a read electrode remote from the electrode array relative to a reference where at least one of the electrodes of the cochlear implant electrode array was energized;
• executing a first analysis of the information to identify one or more first meanings from among a first group of meanings of the sensed phenomenon;
• conditioning the obtained information based on the identified one or more first meanings;
• executing a second analysis of the conditioned information to identify one or more second meanings from among a second group of meanings of the sensed phenomenon;
• and
• analyzing the information to determine whether or not portions of the information are acceptable for use in identifying the one or more second meanings, wherein
• the action of conditioning includes modifying the information to at least one of eliminate or replace the portions of the information that are deemed not acceptable for use in identifying the one or more second meanings and using the modified information to identify the one or more second meanings, and
• the first group of meanings includes at least one of an open circuit, a short circuit, a shunt circuit, a bubble proximate the electrode array, an electrode not in the cochlea, an electrode conditioning phenomenon or a phenomenon associated with a geometric property of a cochlea.