Martin E L, Burnett P A, Himelick T E, Phillips M A, Over S K
Baptist Medical Center, Cochlear Implant Clinic, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Ear Hear. 1988 Apr;9(2):70-4. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198804000-00004.
A case study of the first deaf-blind patient implanted with a Nucleus 22 channel cochlear prosthesis is presented. The patient's preimplant evaluation data, using a powerful hearing aid and vibro-tactile device, are compared with results obtained 8 months postimplant. Preimplant testing indicated no consistent response to sound. Postimplant testing showed ability to comprehend some open set speech with hearing alone through the cochlear implant including ability to utilize the telephone without a code system. The postimplant data suggest potential benefit for other postlingually deaf-blind individuals from multichannel cochlear stimulation.
本文介绍了首例植入Nucleus 22通道人工耳蜗的失聪兼失明患者的病例研究。将该患者在植入前使用强力助听器和振动触觉设备的评估数据，与植入后8个月获得的结果进行了比较。植入前测试表明对声音没有一致的反应。植入后测试显示，通过人工耳蜗仅靠听力就能理解一些开放式语音，包括无需编码系统就能使用电话的能力。植入后的数据表明，多通道人工耳蜗刺激可能对其他语后聋兼失明个体有益。
