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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019

A Vibro-Acoustic Hybrid Implantable Microphone for Middle Ear Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants.

Ki Woong Seong, Ha Jun Mun, Dong Ho Shin, Jong Hoon Kim, Hideko Heidi Nakajima, Sunil Puria, Jin-Ho Cho

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ki Woong SeongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 130 Dongdeok-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 41944, Korea. seongkw@ee.knu.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-6714-1751
Ha Jun MunGraduate School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-Gu, Daegu 702-701, Korea. mhj1990@naver.com.
Dong Ho ShinInstitute of Biomedical Engineering Research, Kyungpook National University, 680, Gukchaebosang-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 41944, Korea. swap9552@naver.com.
Jong Hoon KimDepartment of Medical & Biological Engineering, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, 680, Gukchaebosang-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 41944, Korea. jh850526@naver.com.
Hideko Heidi NakajimaEaton Peabody Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Heidi_Nakajima@meei.harvard.edu.
Sunil PuriaEaton Peabody Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Suni_Puria@meei.harvard.edu.
Jin-Ho ChoInstitute of Biomedical Engineering Research, Kyungpook National University, 680, Gukchaebosang-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 41944, Korea. jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr.
Kyungpook National University · KRMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USKyungpook National University Hospital · KR

Funding

Why do mammals have a flexible three-bone ossicular chain?R01DC005960 · NIDCD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI STEELE, CHARLES RICHARD · 2004 to 2018
$5.4M
Mechanics of Human Middle & Inner Ear: Basic Science & Clinical ApplicationR01DC013303 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI NAKAJIMA, HIDEKO HEIDI · 2013 to 2024
$4.5M
National Research Foundation of Korea 2016R1A2A1A05005413NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005960NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC013303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To develop totally implantable middle ear and cochlear implants, a miniature microphone that is surgically easy to implant and has a high sensitivity in a sufficient range of audio frequencies is needed. Of the various implantable acoustic sensors under development, only micro electro-mechanical system-type acoustic sensors, which attach to the umbo of the tympanic membrane, meet these requirements. We describe a new vibro-acoustic hybrid implantable microphone (VAHIM) that combines acceleration and sound pressure sensors. Each sensor can collect the vibration of the umbo and sound pressure of the middle ear cavity. The fabricated sensor was implanted into a human temporal bone and the noise level and sensitivity were measured. From the experimental results, it is shown that the proposed method is able to provide a wider-frequency band than conventional implantable acoustic sensors.

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Biosensing TechniquesCochlear ImplantsHearing AidsHumansProsthesis Designelectret condenser microphoneelectret-type acceleration sensorhigh sensitivityhybrid vibro-acoustic sensorimplantable microphonewide frequency range

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PMID30841613
PMCPMC6427140
OpenAlexW2918910334

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