Methods and systems for fitting an electro-acoustic stimulation system to a patient

摘要

An exemplary system includes 1) a stimulation management facility configured to direct an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) system to concurrently apply acoustic stimulation to a patient by way of a loudspeaker and electrical stimulation to the patient by way of an electrode located within a cochlea of the patient during a fitting session, and 2) a fitting facility communicatively coupled to the stimulation management facility and configured to detect, during the fitting session, an interaction between the acoustic stimulation and the electrical stimulation, and set, during the fitting session, one or more control parameters governing an operation of the EAS system based on the detected interaction. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a stimulation management facility configured to direct, during a fitting session, an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) system comprising an EAS device communicatively coupled to both a loudspeaker and a cochlear implant to concurrently apply acoustic stimulation to a patient by way of the loudspeaker and electrical stimulation to the patient by way of an electrode communicatively coupled to the cochlear implant and located within a cochlea of the patient; and a fitting facility communicatively coupled to the stimulation management facility and configured to
detect, during the fitting session, an interaction between the acoustic stimulation and the electrical stimulation, andset, during the fitting session, one or more control parameters governing an operation of the EAS system based on the detected interaction.