Conventional procedure for adjustment of cochlear implant patients

Conventional procedure for adjustment of cochlear implant patients

1.The speech processor is connected to the software and the speech processor is then connected to the implant.

2.Test the electrode impedance value and exclude any electrodes that cannot be used, as appropriate.

3.Turn off the shorted or open electrode.

4.Create a new program or open the program the patient is using.

5.Select the relevant parameters as the default:ACE,MP1+2Pulse width (PW）25Stimulation rateMaxima8

6.Choose to change the programming method or choose neural response telemetry (NRTObjectively resetting methods, testing or adjusting each channelT-值、C-value. The outcome of the neural response telemetry threshold can be used to estimate the patient’sT-值、C-value. Neural response telemetry can objectively measure the response of the auditory nerve and automatically pass the results back to the speech processor.

7.选T-值、C-值和25%Dynamic rangeDR), sweep all channels, balance the loudness of each channel, and adjust other related parameters, and store all the parameters together to form a program.

8.Check this programCValue, if the implanter does not have an uncomfortable response, you can perform live listening(go live).

9.Multiple procedures can be developed to ensure that the patient can hear various sounds in a comfortable state.

10Save the program so that the program is stored in both the speech processor and the computer’s clinical database. Speech processor supports up to4A program that patients can choose according to their needs.