期刊
HEARING RESEARCH
卷 426, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108635
关键词
Cochlear implantation; Residual hearing; Electro-acoustic hearing; Partial deafness; Chronic electrical stimulation; Cochlear hair cells; Spiral ganglion neurons
资金
- NHMRC
- Australian Research Council [DP210103791]
- Passe & William Foundation
- Victorian Government through its Operational Infrastructure Support Program
- Cochlear Ltd.
There is a growing trend to provide cochlear implants for individuals with residual hearing. However, a significant problem is the loss of residual hearing following implantation. This study investigates the potential cause of this loss and finds that hair cell overstimulation is not a significant driver of the loss.
There is an increasing trend to provide cochlear implants for people with useful residual hearing, typi-cally in the low frequency range ( < 2 kHz). These recipients typically use both electrical stimulation from their implant and acoustic stimulation that has been amplified with a hearing aid to access their residual hearing, so called electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS). However, a significant problem is the loss of resid-ual hearing following implantation that can occur immediately following surgery or delayed over many months. One potential cause of the loss of residual hearing is the over stimulation of remaining hair cells due to the combination of an amplified acoustic input and direct electrical activation. This paper aims to test this hypothesis. Here, we have used a neonatal aminoglycoside-induced partial hearing cat model that resulted in a high frequency hearing loss ( > 4 kHz). Two separate cohorts of animals were implanted and received unilateral chronic electrical stimulation using clinical stimulators and speech processors over 5 months. To simulate potential over stimulation via a hearing aid, one cohort of animals were also exposed to an enhanced acoustic environment consisting of 80 dB SPL 4-talker babble presented 14 h per day. Hearing thresholds for both stimulated and unstimulated ears were measured throughout the implantation period. Cochleae were collected for histology to measure spiral ganglion neuron survival, hair cell survival and tissue response to chronic implantation and electrical stimulation. Consistent with clinical observations, cochlear implantation and stimulation resulted in an increase in threshold across the population. There was no significant effect of the enhanced acoustic environment on auditory thresholds or histological measures (hair cell survival, neuronal survival) of hearing, indicating that hair cell overstimulation was not a significant driver of loss of residual hearing.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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