Improved Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants Through New Simultaneous Stimulation Techniques

Grant number: LP130100220 | Funding period: 2014 - 2016

Completed

Abstract

Cochlear implants have brought the gift of hearing to 250,000 people worldwide and are an excellent example of Australian innovation. This project will examine an improved "high fidelity" stimulation strategy with the objective of defining a safe stimulus range for clinical use and providing a commercial advantage for Cochlear Ltd.

Related publications (3)

Focused electrical stimulation using a single current source

P Senn, RK Shepherd, JB Fallon

2018-08-03

Objective. Cochlear implants, while providing significant benefits to recipients, remain limited due to broad neural activation. F..

Evaluation of focused multipolar stimulation for cochlear implants: A preclinical safety study

RK Shepherd, AK Wise, YL Enke, PM Carter, JB Fallon

2017-06-13

Objective. Cochlear implants (CIs) have a limited number of independent stimulation channels due to the highly conductive nature o..

Evaluation of focused multipolar stimulation for cochlear implants in long-term deafened cats

SS George, AK Wise, JB Fallon, RK Shepherd

2015-06-01

Objective. Focused multipolar (FMP) stimulation has been shown to produce restricted neural activation using intracochlear stimula..

University of Melbourne Researchers

Robert Shepherd