Artifical hearing for the deaf by cochlear stimulation: pitch modulation and some parametric thresholds

Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs. 1975:21:1-7.

Abstract

The periodicity and place-pitch modulation data, along with the data on loudness, offers promise of the development of a multielectrode, multichannel cochlear auditory prosthesis. Also, the currents required for cochlear stimulation are of the magnitude which can pass across the electrode-perilymph interface, by double-layer charging, without production of toxic by-products of electrolysis(6), supporting the feasibility of long-term chronic stimulation.

MeSH terms

  • Acoustic Stimulation
  • Aged
  • Artificial Organs*
  • Cochlea* / physiology
  • Deafness / therapy*
  • Electric Stimulation / instrumentation
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Periodicity
  • Sound