ReviewGMS current topics in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery2017
Cochlear implant - state of the art.
Review in GMS current topics in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Comparison of Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Wound Complications: A Meta-Analysis.The Laryngoscope · 2023Pooled it
- The evaluation of a surgery and the short-term benefits of a new active bone conduction hearing implant - the Osia®.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyTrial
- Electrode impedance in cochlear implantation: determinants, dynamics, and clinical implications.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Review
- Extending the Indications of Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Single-Sided Deafness. A Comprehensive Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Intraoperative and Long-Term Impedance Changes and Electrode Malfunctions in Cochlear Implant Recipients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Channelrhodopsin variants for high-rate optogenetic neurostimulation at low light intensities.EMBO molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Revealing intracochlear microtrauma during cochlear implantation using optical coherence tomography and electrochemical sensing.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Early activation of active middle ear implants: a prospective study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Cell tropism of adeno-associated viruses within the mouse inner ear in vivo: from embryonic to adult stages.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Active piezoelectric bone conduction implant OsiaEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- The Greenwood function shows close alignment with pitch perceived by cochlear implant patients with long, flexible electrode arrays and fine-structure stimulation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Improved optogenetic modification of spiral ganglion neurons for future optical cochlear implants.Theranostics · 2025Article
- PET imaging of tissue reactions in the implanted cochlea: results of a pilot study.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Self-Programming of the Speech Processor Via Remote Assistant Fitting in Experienced Cochlear Implant Users.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Implantation and reimplantation: epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis over the last 30 years.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
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- Predicting Early Cochlear Implant Performance: Can Cognitive Testing Help?Otology & neurotology open · 2024Article
- Application of anatomy-based spacing of electrode contacts for achieving a uniform semitonal resolution: A novel concept in cochlear implant electrode design.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Enhancing regenerative medicine: the crucial role of stem cell therapy.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Cochlear implants are the treatment of choice for auditory rehabilitation of patients with sensory deafness. They restore the missing function of inner hair cells by transforming the acoustic signal into electrical stimuli for activation of auditory nerve fibers. Due to the very fast technology development, cochlear implants provide open-set speech understanding in the majority of patients including the use of the telephone. Children can achieve a near to normal speech and language development provided their deafness is detected early after onset and implantation is performed quickly thereafter. The diagnostic procedure as well as the surgical technique have been standardized and can be adapted to the individual anatomical and physiological needs both in children and adults. Special cases such as cochlear obliteration might require special measures and re-implantation, which can be done in most cases in a straight forward way. Technology upgrades count for better performance. Future developments will focus on better electrode-nerve interfaces by improving electrode technology. An increased number of electrical contacts as well as the biological treatment with regeneration of the dendrites growing onto the electrode will increase the number of electrical channels. This will give room for improved speech coding strategies in order to create the bionic ear, i.e. to restore the process of natural hearing by means of technology. The robot-assisted surgery will allow for high precision surgery and reliable hearing preservation. Biological therapies will support the bionic ear. Methods are bio-hybrid electrodes, which are coded by stem cells transplanted into the inner ear to enhance auto-production of neurotrophins. Local drug delivery will focus on suppression of trauma reaction and local regeneration. Gene therapy by nanoparticles will hopefully lead to the preservation of residual hearing in patients being affected by genetic hearing loss. Overall the cochlear implant is a very powerful tool to rehabilitate patients with sensory deafness. More than 1 million of candidates in Germany today could benefit from this high technology auditory implant. Only 50,000 are implanted so far. In the future, the procedure can be done under local anesthesia, will be minimally invasive and straight forward. Hearing preservation will be routine.
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