Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Hearing Devices

Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD, is professor and vice chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the residency training program, the Dizziness and Balance Center, and the Center for Implantable Hearing Devices. He holds a specialty certification in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and a subspecialty certification in neurotology from the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Ruckenstein has an active clinical practice focusing on medical and surgical diseases of the ear and skull base. His research focuses on the development of quality of life measures for diseases such as acoustic neuromas and Ménière's disease, as well as the pathophysiology of inner ear disease.

• Foreword by Robert V. HarrisonPrefaceContributorsChapter 1. History of Implantable Hearing DevicesMarc D. EisenChapter 2. Designing and Building a Cochlear Implant ProgramLinda S. Burg, David R. Friedland, and Christina L. RungeChapter 3. Cochlear Implant Electrodes: Design and CharacteristicsJason A. Brant and Steven J. EliadesChapter 4. Signal Processing Strategies for Cochlear ImplantsBlake S. Wilson and Michael F. DormanChapter 5. Cochlear Implant Candidate SelectionRené H. GiffordChapter 6. Imaging of Cochlear ImplantationSuyash Mohan, Ellen G. Hoeffner, and Laurie A. LoevnerChapter 7. Cochlear Implants: Surgical techniques, Special Considerations — Pediatric and Malformed CochleaeTiffany Chao and Luv JaviaChapter 8. Surgical Technique for Cochlear Implants in AdultsJames G. Naples, Jason Brant, D. C. Bigelow, and Michael J. RuckensteinChapter 9. Hearing Preservation Cochlear Implantation and Electro-Acoustic StimulationSandra Prentiss, Athanasia Warnecke, and Hinrich StaeckerChapter 10. Single-Sided DeafnessMargaret Dillon and Kevin BrownChapter 11. Adult Cochlear Implant Programming: A Basic IntroductionNatalie R. Watts and Michelle L. MontesChapter 12. Perspectives in Pediatric Cochlear Implant ProgrammingMichael JacksonChapter 14. Measuring Auditory Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Use in Children with Behavioural and Electrophysiological TestsKaren A. Gordon and Blake C. PapsinChapter 14. Treatment Outcomes of Adult Cochlear ImplantationDavid Low, Paul Mick, David Shipp, and Joseph ChenChapter 15. Factors Influencing Cochlear Implant PerformanceSaikrishna C. Gourishetti and Ronna HertzanoChapter 16. Cochlear Implant-Mediated Perception of Environmental Sounds and MusicYell InversoChapter 17. Auditory Neuropathy, Cochlear Nerve Deficiency and Other Challenges in the Pediatric PopulationThierry Morlet and Robert C. O’ReillyChapter 18. Cochlear Implant Reliability and ReimplantationCameron C. Wick and Craig A. BuchmanChapter 19. Advances in Auditory Brainstem ImplantationElliott Kozin, Harrison W. Lin, and Daniel J. LeeChapter 20. Bone-Conduction Hearing DevicesJennifer W. Lee, Robert B. A. Adamson, and Manohar L. BanceChapter 21. Middle Ear Implantable Hearing Devices: Present and FutureHossein Mahboubi, Autefeh Sajjadi, Jeffery J. Kuhn, and Hamid R. DjalilianChapter 22. Cochlear Implants – The FutureMichael J. Ruckenstein AppendixIndex