Biodegradable polymeric coatings on cochlear implant surfaces and their influence on spiral ganglion cell survival

2014 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 1255-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ceschi ◽  
A. Bohl ◽  
K. Sternberg ◽  
A. Neumeister ◽  
V. Senz ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 631-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef M. Miller ◽  
David H. Chi ◽  
Leonard J. O'Keeffe ◽  
Paul Kruszka ◽  
Yehoash Raphael ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1389-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verena Scheper ◽  
Gerrit Paasche ◽  
Josef M. Miller ◽  
Athanasia Warnecke ◽  
Nurdanat Berkingali ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 139 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. P155-P155
Author(s):  
Helen Xu ◽  
Natasha Pollak ◽  
Sebahattin Cureoglu ◽  
Michael M Paparella

Objectives 1) To exam the histopathology of multichannel cochlear implant temporal bones. 2) To evaluate the relationship of residual spiral ganglion cell counts to clinical hearing performance. Methods 8 temporal bones from 4 cochlear implant patients were examined histologically. Paired comparisons were made between implanted and nonimplanted temporal bones. Clinical performance data was obtained from patient charts. Results There were varying amounts of inflammation (fibrosis and ossification) in the basal turn of the cochlear in all implanted temporal bones. Trauma to the facial nerve at facial recess site was noticed in 1 case. Compared with nonimplanted ears, 2 implanted bones with less than 10-year duration of implantation had no significant changes of spiral ganglion cell population. One case with prolong implant duration (15 years) showed about 36% decrease of spiral ganglion cells at the implanted site. The case with best speech recognition (89% with CID sentence) had the highest residual spiral ganglion cells (30% of normal spiral ganglion cell population). 2 cases with poor clinical performance (< 10% with CID sentence) had the residual spiral ganglion cells at 11% and 22%. The case with moderate clinical performance (30% with CID sentence) had 14% of normal spiral ganglion cell population. Surviving dendrites varied from 5% to 30% among 4 cases with no relationship to clinical performance. Conclusions Our findings suggest prolonged implantation may affect spiral ganglion cell population. There is no reverse relationship between residual spiral ganglion cells in implanted temporal bones to clinical speech performance observed from our limited cases.


2005 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aayesha M. Khan ◽  
Ophir Handzel ◽  
Donald K. Eddington ◽  
Doris Damian ◽  
Joseph B. Nadol

It is generally assumed that at least a minimal number of spiral ganglion cells is essential for successful speech perception with a cochlear implant. Although the insertion of a multichannel cochlear implant frequently results in loss of residual hearing in the implanted ear, this outcome does not imply that significant damage to residual populations of spiral ganglion cells has occurred. The purpose of the current study was to compare spiral ganglion cell counts in implanted and nonimplanted cochleas in 11 patients for whom both temporal bones were available and in whom a multichannel cochlear implant had been placed unilaterally. The temporal bones were processed for light microscopy by standard techniques. The cochleas were reconstructed by 2-dimensional methods. Spiral ganglion cell counts of the implanted and nonimplanted sides were compared by a paired t-test (2-tailed). The mean spiral ganglion cell counts for implanted and nonimplanted ears were not statistically different in the most basal three segments of the cochlea. However, the mean spiral ganglion cell count in segment 4 (apical segment) and the mean total spiral ganglion cell count were lower in the implanted cochleas than in the nonimplanted cochleas (p < .01). The results of this study suggest a modest decrease in the total spiral ganglion cell count in the implanted ears as compared to the nonimplanted ears, principally in the apical segment. Possible interpretations of this finding are discussed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 127 (5) ◽  
pp. 1138-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Coleman ◽  
X. Zhu ◽  
H. R. Djajadi ◽  
L. L. Molday ◽  
R. S. Smith ◽  
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