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ArticleTzu chi medical journal

Effects of different electrodes used in bone-guided extracochlear implants on electrical stimulation of auditory nerves in guinea pigs.

Chien-Hao Liu, Yung-Shan Lu, Po-Chun Chen, Chia-Fone Lee

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chien-Hao LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yung-Shan LuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Po-Chun ChenDepartment of Materials and Mineral Resource Engineering, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Fone LeeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hualian Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TWNational Taipei University of Technology · TWTzu Chi University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveConventional cochlear implants provide patients who are deaf with hearing via electrical intracochlear stimulations. Stimulation electrodes are inserted into the cochlea through a cochleostomy or round window membrane (RWM) approach. However, these methods might induce cochlear ossificans and loss of residual hearing by damaging inner ear structures. To avoid an invasive electrode insertion, we developed a novel bone-guided extracochlear implant that stimulated the auditory nerves between the cochlear bones and the RWM to prevent cochlea damage. Power consumption plays an important role in wireless implantable electronic devices. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of different electrodes on the stimulating threshold currents of the auditory nerve and the power consumption of bone-guided extracochlear implants using a commercial stimulator. MATERIALS AND

methodsInert aurum (Au) electrodes were compared with biocompatible platinum (Pt) and iridium oxide (IrO

resultsBased on electrical auditory brainstem responses, IrO

conclusionAs expected, IrO

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Current consumptionCyclic voltammetryImplantable electronicsIridium oxide electrodeStimulation threshold

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