Advances in cochlear implants

Advances in cochlear implants

French, P.J. (TU Delft Bio-Electronics)
Lawand, N. (Dynamic Ear Company)
Miralles, A. (Student TU Delft)

2022

Cochlear implants restore hearing to many people around the world. These devices are hand-made and have limitations in terms of sound quality. The maximum number of electrodes at present is 22 and this means that the sound spectrum is divided into 22 blocks. Furthermore, the breadth of the implant limits penetration and thus lower frequencies are lost. Silicon based technology enables an increase in the number of electrodes and also a reduction in the cross-section of the probe. This will improve sound quality and reduce risks of damage during insertion. This paper shows the development of new technologies to improve the quality of cochlear implants. These involve a move to polymers which make use of silicon-based technology in their manufacture.

cochlear implant
implants
neural stimulation
Polymer devices

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b2ece310-ad76-4439-a02c-d97ad4348218

https://doi.org/10.1109/CAS56377.2022.9934629

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

2023-07-01

9781665452557

2022 International Semiconductor Conference, CAS 2022

2022 International Semiconductor Conference, CAS 2022, 2022-10-12 → 2022-10-14, Poiana Brasov, Romania

Proceedings of the International Semiconductor Conference, CAS, 2022-October

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