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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2008
Philip A. Segel, Englewood, CO (US);
Edward H. Overstreet, Valencia, CA (US);
Tracey L. Kruger, Valencia, CA (US);
Lakshmi N. Mishra, Valencia, CA (US);
Philip A. Segel, Englewood, CO (US);
Edward H. Overstreet, Valencia, CA (US);
Tracey L. Kruger, Valencia, CA (US);
Lakshmi N. Mishra, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
Alternative stimuli, i.e., stimuli other than the constant amplitude stimuli used in prior fitting schemes, are used to set the parameters of a cochlear implant system. The use of such alternative stimuli allows the entire fitting process to be completed in a very short time period, and generally eliminates the need for secondary adjustments. In one preferred embodiment, the alternative stimuli comprise white noise that is internally generated within the speech processor.