AUB-7001 Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Devices
This course is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the scientific principles and a review of advances in technology of cochlear implants (CI) and other implantable devices including the bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA), active middle ear implants (AMEI) and auditory brainstem implant (ABI). This course will review history of cochlear implants, regulatory role of cochlear implants and other implantable devices and overview of components and function of these devices. Students will learn basics of electrical stimulation and signal processing strategies used in implantable devices, behavioral and objective assessment techniques, candidacy criteria and factors affecting outcomes, measurement tools for children and adults.