Cochlear implant fitting system

A system for electrically stimulating a first cochlear implant, comprising:

• a first transmitter transmitting a first electrical stimulus from a stimulation hardware to a first cochlear implant configured to be fitted in a first ear of a patient;
• a component establishing a plurality of frequency-to-electrode maps, each frequency-to-electrode map corresponding to a set of stimulation parameters for the first electrical stimulus provided by the stimulation hardware;
• a display component displaying a visual representation of the plurality of frequency-to-electrode maps for selection by a user, the visual representation configured to facilitate a comparison between patient responses to auditory stimulation corresponding to the frequency-to-electrode maps;
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• a user-interface component permitting a user to adjust, within an interstimulus interval of 2 seconds or less, parameters of the first electrical stimulus to correspond to the frequency-to-electrode maps selected by the user, and to provide, in real-time, ratings corresponding to hearing percepts of the patient in response to auditory stimulation corresponding to the selected frequency-to-electrode maps.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions which, when executed by a processor, directs the processor to perform the following steps:

• displaying a visual representation of a plurality of frequency-to-electrode maps for selection by a user, the visual representation configured to facilitate a comparison between patient responses to auditory stimulation having parameters corresponding to each of the frequency-to-electrode maps;
• providing a first auditory electrical stimulation to a first ear of a patient fitted with a first cochlear implant, wherein parameters of the first auditory stimulation corresponds to a first frequency-to-electrode map selected by the user using the visual representation;
• obtaining from the patient, in real-time, ratings corresponding to hearing percepts of the patient in response to auditory stimulation corresponding to the selected frequency-to-electrode maps;
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• adjusting, within an interstimulus interval of 2 seconds or less, the parameters of the first auditory stimulation to the first ear to correspond to a second frequency-to-electrode map selected by the user using the visual representation.