Comparison of automated and traditional ECAP recording approaches in clinical practice.

Objective: The traditional method of recording electrically evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs), as implemented in the MAESTRO clinical software (standard ART), requires manual adjustments during threshold determination through a specialist. The "FineGrain" research tool (FineGrain RT) uses a continuous stimulation paradigm combined with automatic ECAP threshold determination. The aim of this study was to compare the FineGrain RT with standard ART.

Electrically evoked compound action potentials are different depending on the site of cochlear stimulation.

One of the many parameters that can affect cochlear implant (CI) users' performance is the site of presentation of electrical stimulation, from the CI, to the auditory nerve. Evoked compound action potential (ECAP) measurements are commonly used to verify nerve function by stimulating one electrode contact in the cochlea and recording the resulting action potentials on the other contacts of the electrode array. The present study aimed to determine if the ECAP amplitude differs between the apical, middle, and basal region of the cochlea, if double peak potentials were more likely in the apex than the basal region of the cochlea, and if there were differences in the ECAP threshold and recovery function across the cochlea.

Vibrant Soundbridge in congenital osseous atresia: multicenter study of 12 patients with osseous atresia.

Conclusion: The study suggests that the Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) middle ear implant could be a valid alternative for patients with congenital aural atresia to compensate for their hearing loss.

Objective: To determine the audiologic benefit the VSB provides in patients with congenital aural atresia.

Methods: Twelve patients with congenital aural atresia were implanted with VSB: eight patients were unilaterally atretic (67%) and 4 (33%) were bilaterally atretic.