Bimodal (hybrid) cochlear implant

Bimodal (hybrid) cochlear implant
Dr. Mohammad Farhadi

The Electric Acosta or hybrid system presents an opportunity for those with precipitous highfrequency sensorineural hearing loss to improve their speech perception abilities via electrical stimulation of the basal region of the cochlea. Electrical stimulation is used in one ear in conjunction with a hearing aid (low -frequency acoustic amplification) in the other ear provided by combined electric-acoustic stimulation. Outcomes are measured via speech perception presented in quiet
and in noise in our cases.
Electroacoustic stimulation leads to a clear improvement of speech understanding especially in noise, to a better directional hearing as well as a better tonal hearing like music.