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HEARING RESEARCH
Volume 322, Issue -, Pages 77-88Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2014.09.009
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- NIH-NIDCD [R01 DC010786, R01 DC 007634, R01 DC010412, T32 DC00011, T32 DC005356, P30 DC05188]
- MED-EL
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Amazing progress has been made in providing useful hearing to hearing-impaired individuals using cochlear implants, but challenges remain. One such challenge is understanding the effects of partial degeneration of the auditory nerve, the target of cochlear implant stimulation. Here we review studies from our human and animal laboratories aimed at characterizing the health of the implanted cochlea and the auditory nerve. We use the data on cochlear and neural health to guide rehabilitation strategies. The data also motivate the development of tissue-engineering procedures to preserve or build a healthy cochlea and improve performance obtained by cochlear implant recipients or eventually replace the need for a cochlear implant. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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