Current Focusing

Combining current focusing and steering in a cochlear implant processing strategy
Objective. To evaluate the benefit of combined current focusing and steering to speech recognition in noise with cochlear implants …
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Symmetric electrode spanning narrows the excitation patterns of partial tripolar stimuli in cochlear implants
In cochlear implants (CIs), standard partial tripolar (pTP) mode reduces current spread by returning a fraction of the current to two …
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Excitation patterns of standard and steered partial tripolar stimuli in cochlear implants
Current steering in partial tripolar (pTP) mode has been shown to improve pitch perception and spectral resolution with cochlear …
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Electrode spanning with partial tripolar stimulation mode in cochlear implants
The perceptual effects of electrode spanning (i.e., the use of nonadjacent return electrodes) in partial tripolar (pTP) mode were …
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Current steering with partial tripolar stimulation mode in cochlear implants
The large spread of excitation is a major cause of poor spectral resolution for cochlear implant (CI) users. Partial tripolar (pTP) …
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