Bio-Inspired Fast Fitting of Cochlear Implants
AssigneeMED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
InventorsGuoping Li, Dirk Meister, Mathias Kals
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Abstract
Arrangements are described for fitting an implanted patient and a hearing implant system having an implanted electrode array of electrode contacts. Objective response measurements are performed following delivery of preliminary electrical stimulation signals to the electrode contacts to determine a preliminary fit map that characterizes preliminary patient-specific operating parameters for the hearing implant system. Then an adjusted fit map is produced that characterizes adjusted patient-specific operating parameters for the hearing implant system based on using the preliminary fit map to constrain an implant neural response model to best fit a normal hearing neural response model.
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A method of fitting an implanted patient with a hearing implant system having an implanted electrode array with a plurality of electrode contacts, the method comprising:
- performing objective response measurements following delivery of preliminary electrical stimulation signals to the electrode contacts to determine a preliminary fit map that characterizes preliminary patient-specific operating parameters for the hearing implant system;
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- producing at least one adjusted fit map that characterizes adjusted patient-specific operating parameters for the hearing implant system based on using the preliminary fit map to constrain an implant neural response model to best fit a normal hearing neural response model.
A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having instructions thereon for fitting an implanted patient and a hearing implant system having an implanted electrode array with a plurality of electrode contacts, the instructions comprising:
- performing objective response measurements following delivery of preliminary electrical stimulation signals to the electrode contacts to determine a preliminary fit map that characterizes preliminary patient-specific operating parameters for the hearing implant system;
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- producing at least one adjusted fit map that characterizes adjusted patient-specific operating parameters for the hearing implant system based on using the preliminary fit map to constrain an implant neural response model to best fit a normal hearing neural response model.
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