Cochlear implant components

These implants usually consist of 2 main components:

• The externally worn microphone, sound processor and transmitter system.
• The implanted receiver and electrode system, which contains the electronic circuits that receive signals from the external system and send electrical currents to the inner ear.

1. What are the two types of cochlear implant?
2. What is cochlear implant electrodes?
3. How many electrodes are in a cochlear?

What are the two types of cochlear implant?

Cochlear currently makes two cochlear implant processors: the new Kanso 2 and the Nucleus 7. Both cochlear implant devices can be used for children or adults. The Kanso 2 sound processor sits behind the ear and includes direct streaming from both Apple® and Android™ devices.

What is cochlear implant electrodes?

Abstract. Cochlear implants are neural implant devices that aim to restore hearing in patients with severe sensorineural hearing impairment. Here, the main goal is to successfully place the electrode array in the cochlea to stimulate the auditory nerves through bypassing damaged hair cells.

How many electrodes are in a cochlear?

The number of channels is limited by the number of electrodes in the cochlea, which is typically restricted to approximately 8 to 20 depending on the internal device.