System and Method for Electrode Selection and Frequency Mapping

A hearing device selection system for a patient with a hearing impairment, the system comprising:

• an auditory parameter generating module configured to receive electronically generated image data of the patient's auditory structure and to generate at least one auditory parameter based on the image data;
• memory, in communication with the auditory parameter generating module, configured to store a listing of one or more implantable hearing devices;
• and
• a hearing device determining module, in communication with the auditory parameter generating module and the memory, configured to select the implantable hearing device based on the auditory parameter.

A computer program product for selecting, in a computer system, an appropriate implantable hearing device for a patient with a hearing impairment, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code comprising:

• program code for receiving electronically generated image data of the patient's auditory structure;
• program code for generating at least one auditory parameter based on the image data;
• and
• program code for determining the appropriate implantable hearing device based on the auditory parameter.