Surgical Experience in Pre-Operative Measurement of Cochlear Duct Length in Cochlear Implant Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Cochlear implant surgery is an auditory prosthesis that helps to restore the hearing in people who have severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. In view of the variations in individual's cochlear size, appropriate selection of cochlear electrode is important to enable appropriate pitch detection in cochlear implant surgery. In traditional 24 mm electrodes were used in earlier the days. Longer electrode with deeper insertion were always recommended for stimulation of lower frequencies of hearing at apex of cochlear. However, it was avoided to prevent possibility of electrode insertion injury. We are using an indirect measuring method in measuring cochlear duct length by uploading patient's computed topography images of cochlear onto a validated software named "OTOPLAN" prior to cochle

SUBMITTER: Ngu CYV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890486 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature