Perception and Psychoacoustics of Speech in Cochlear Implant Users
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Cochlear implants (CIs) are prosthetic devices that restore hearing in deaf individuals via electric stimulation of the auditory nerve through an electrode array inserted in the cochlea. The device consists of a microphone and an externally worn speech processor that converts acoustic signals into electric signals. The speech signal coded with electric pulses is then delivered via a wireless transmission system through the scalp to an electrode array, implanted in the cochlea, traditionally in the scala tympani (Grayden & Clark, 2006).
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