Journal
AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 1-30Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000327765
Keywords
Cochlea; Cochlear implant; Electric acoustic stimulation; Hearing aid; Binaural hearing; Bimodal hearing; Hybrid hearing; Pharmacotherapy, inner ear; Ski slope audiogram; High-frequency hearing loss; Low-frequency hearing, residual
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Electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS) was developed for individuals with a profound hearing loss in the high frequencies and a substantial residual low-frequency hearing (LFH). For this group of candidates, conventional hearing aids often neither provided sufficient amplification nor were they considered suitable for cochlear implantation due to the possible destruction of residual hearing capabilities. With EAS, combining electric stimulation with an ipsilateral acoustic stimulation, preservation of residual LFH and the development of a new speech processor uniting both strategies became essential. Over the last years, EAS has developed further and advanced in electrode design and surgery techniques. This paper summarizes the history of EAS and acknowledges the tremendous work of the many research groups who contributed to the success of EAS. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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