Body balance function of cochlear implant patients with and without sound conditions

A cochlear implant (CI) is a standard treatment for profound sensorineural hearing loss patients where hearing aids are no longer sufficient. A CI is generally comprised of a speech processor, a receiver-stimulator, and an electrode array. The receiver-stimulator is surgically implanted subcutaneously behind the ear, while the electrode array is inserted into the cochlea. The sound is sensed and processed in the speech processor. The processed sound signal is transcutaneously transmitted to the receiver-stimulator which stimulates the intracochlear electrode according to the transmitted sound signal.

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