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Klop, W. M. C. (2009, April 8). Exploring the capabilities of modern cochlear implants : from electrophysiology to quality of life. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/13726
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Exploring the Capabilities of Modern Cochlear Implants:
from Electrophysiology to Quality of Life
Willem Martin Cornelis Klop
Printing: Ipskamp Drukkers BV, Enschede, The Netherlands
Exploring the Capabilities of Modern Cochlear Implants:
from Electrophysiology to Quality of Life
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op woensdag 8 april 2009
klokke 13:45 uur
door
Willem Martin Cornelis Klop geboren te Utrecht in 1969
The publication of this thesis was financially supported by: Advanced Bionics, Artu Biologicals, Atos Medical BV, Bayer HealthCare, Biolitec, EmiDaudiologische apparatuur, GlaxoSmithKline, Oticon, Schering-Plough, Stichting Atze Spoor Fonds, Veenhuis Medical Audio.
Aan Miranda, Sophie en Myrthe
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction and outline of the thesis 9
1. Electrical hearing 10
2. Objective measurement of Cochlear Implant function 14 3. Subjective measurement of Cochlear Implant function 18
4. Overview of the present thesis 22
Chapter 2 Clinical relevance of quality of life outcome in cochlear 29 implantation in postlingually deafened adults
Otology & Neurotology 2008; 615-621
Chapter 3 Cochlear implant outcomes and quality of life in adults 49 with prelingual deafness
Laryngoscope 2007; 1982-1987
Chapter 4 Optimizing the number of electrodes with high-rate 65 stimulation of the Clarion CII cochlear implant
Acta Otolaryngol 2003; 138-142
Chapter 5 A new method for dealing with the stimulus artefact in 77 electrically evoked compound action potential measurements Acta Otolaryngol 2004; 137-143
Chapter 6 An objective method to measure electrode independence 93 in cochlear implant patients with a dual-masker forward
masking technique
Hearing Research (In Press 2009)
Chapter 7 General Discussion 127
Conclusions and Recommendations
