Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Is anyone familiar with hybrid implants? This is where the patient hears low frequency sound but hearing is absent in the higher frequencies. Cochlear Corporation makes processors for this condition. Any one have an idea of what this is all about? - Gerald __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Gerald, there are at least 100 posts on this list pertaining to hybrid cochlear implants, a dozen or so that I posted myself. All available in an archives search in the MESSAGES button on the CI- Hear home page with keyword hybrid. Bob ............ > > Is anyone familiar with hybrid implants? This is where the patient hears low frequency sound but hearing is absent in the higher frequencies. Cochlear Corporation makes processors for this condition. Any one have an idea of what this is all about? - Gerald > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hello Gerald, MedEl also makes a Hybrid implant. They have been implanting them for a while I think in Europe. Here is the link for that one... http://www.medel.com/ENG/INT/20_Products/25_DUET/999_eas.asp On 12/18/06, Kozlik <lisak70@...> wrote: > > Gerald, > > Here is an article from Cochlear's website regarding the Hybrid CI. (Note > that this article is from 2004.) > > http://www.cochlear.com/Corp/Press/237.asp > First Hybrid Cochlear Implant Recipient > First Hybrid Cochlear Implant Recipient > For Release: January 8, 2004 > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > CONTACT: Froias > Kovak·Likly Communications > (203) 762-8833 > > MEDIA ALERT > > FIRST HYBRID COCHLEAR IMPLANT RECIPIENT IN CALIFORNIA WILL HEAR IN THE NEW > YEAR > > WHAT: For the past seven years, Arthur Gardner, 56 of Danville, CA, has > had > a very difficult time hearing. However, thanks to a new category of > cochlear implants, Arthur is welcoming the prospect of significantly > improved hearing in the New Year. > > Arthur is the first person in California to be surgically implanted with a > new category of cochlear implant technology designed to assist those with > high pitch hearing loss who need more than a traditional hearing aid. > Roughly 1.25 million, or one in 200 Americans, may benefit from this new > device. With this technology, Arthur will wear both a Phonak in-the-ear > (ITE) digital hearing aid coupled with the new Cochlear Nucleus® HybridT > cochlear implant and speech processor. These technologies are applied in > concert to the same ear to improve sound perception for patients by > capturing the unique and distinct advantages of conventional digital > amplification and electrical stimulation of the auditory system. > > Traditional cochlear implants bypass damaged hair cells in the inner ear, > providing useful hearing and improved communication to those with severe > to > profound hearing loss in both ears and who receive little or no benefit > from > hearing aids. The new Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid cochlear implant is > currently > undergoing FDA sanctioned investigational trials and is designed for > patients with normal or near-normal hearing in the low pitch range and > severe to profound loss in the high pitch range. Patients who are > considered candidates for this new device do not benefit sufficiently from > hearing aids. With the development of the new Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid > hearing technology, the number of people who will benefit from cochlear > implantation is expected to double. > > You are invited to attend the activation of the first Cochlear Nucleus > hybrid cochlear implant in California. You can also witness Arthur's > reactions when his new device is turned on for the first time on January > 13, > 2004. Arthur, his surgeon, ph Roberson, M.D. and his audiologist, > Becky Highlander, M.A., CCC-A will be available for interview. > > WHEN: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:30 p.m. > > WHERE: California Ear Institute > 1900 University Avenue, Suite 101 > East Palo Alto, CA 94303 > > WHO: ph Roberson, M.D., surgeon, California Ear Institute > Becky Highlander, M.A., CCC-A, audiologist, California Ear Institute > Arthur Gardner, Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid cochlear implant recipient > > www.californiaearinstitute.com > > About Arthur Gardner > > Arthur Gardner had a significant loss of his hearing ability at the age of > 49. The cause was never identified but is believed to be genetic in > origin. > Although Arthur has relied upon the use of hearing aids alone, he has > derived diminishing and now minimal benefit from their use. Currently, he > depends largely on email and other forms of written communication to > communicate with those around him. > > As Senior Vice President of Sales at Dorfman Pacific, Arthur's > responsibilities include attending trade shows, meetings, social > engagements > and telephone conversations, all of which have become increasingly > difficulty due to his hearing loss. A strong desire to regain the ability > to participate in these activities, in addition to improving his family > life > with his grandchildren, has prompted him to explore options for improving > his hearing such as cochlear implantation. > > After discussing his options with ph Roberson, M.D., Arthur decided to > participate in an investigational trial for the Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid > cochlear implant. He is hoping that the device will help improve his > ability to interact with his family and co-workers as well as give him the > confidence he has lacked due to his hearing loss. > > About Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid Cochlear Implant Investigational Study > > The study, consisting of up to 25 adults, will be conducted in seven > investigational sites. Participants will be studied over a two-year period > and must have acquired their hearing loss after learning to speak. > > Additionally, candidates must meet hearing test and word recognition > requirements, speak English as a primary language and must be 18 years of > age or older at the time of implantation. > > For additional information on the Cochlear Nucleus technology, call the > California Ear Institute at > 650/494-1000 or the Cochlear Nucleus® Hotline at 800/458-4999 (Voice) or > 800/483-3123 (TTY). > > About California Ear Institute > > The California Ear Institute is a world-renowned center for treatment of > disorders of hearing, balance, and the cranial base. In its 35th year, CEI > has offices in 3 Bay Area locations: San Ramon, San , and Palo Alto, > California. The Cochlear Implant Center at CEI has experience with over > 1000 patients and has participated in all clinical trials in the expanding > world of cochlear implants since their initial release for patients in the > United States. > > About Cochlear Americas > > Denver-based Cochlear Americas is the U.S. headquarters for Cochlear > Limited, the world leader in cochlear implant technology. Cochlear is a > winner of the 2001 Medical Design Excellence Awards for its design of the > Cochlear Nucleus® 24 ContourT cochlear implant and the FDA Commissioner's > Special Citation for the development and commercialization of the Cochlear > Nucleus® 24 Multichannel Auditory Brainstem implant. To date, more than > 50,000 people worldwide have received Cochlear Nucleus® cochlear implants. > For more information about Cochlear's products, call the Cochlear Nucleus > Hotline at 800/458-4999 (Voice) or 800/483-3123 (TTY) or visit the website > at www.cochlear.com. > > > > Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE > Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 > > Right ear - Nucleus Freedom > Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 > > Deafblind/Postlingual > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Gerald As I understand it, this is still in FDA trial phase. A recent trial phase has been concluded with the FDA to consider the results. Cochlear also is supposed to have a new implant available for trial next year. As for the results, the results have been mixed. Some folks hear better, others remain the same, and some who initially hear better end up losing hearing later for reasons I am not fully aware of. Apparently, there is the possibility of one's body eventually rejecting the implant with the remaining hearing in that ear giving out. Of course, one could get a CI at that point; but we're talking about another surgery and evaluation with all the associated costs. Hence, while this eventually sounds promising, I am not so sure that I would want to be a test guinea pig at this stage given the possibility of losing as much as I might gain. -- While I was intially excited by this possibility, I am not taking a weight and see stance hoping that eventually the kinks will work out and that the introduction of more electrodes will also increase its effectiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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