From Approximation to Validation: Rethinking Frequency-Matched Acoustic Models of Cochlear Implants
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Authors
- Jonathan D. Neukam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-727X)
- Nicole Hope Capach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-8375)
- Mahan Azadpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5714-7140)
- Robert T. Dwyer
- Elad Sagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4898-8332)
- Annette Lavender
- Mario A. Svirsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9238-0682)
- René H. Gifford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6662-3436)
- Marika Kruszyńska
- Artur Lorens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8618-7651)
- Ariel E. Hight
Institutions
- Advanced Pharma (US)
- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing (PL)
- Cochlear (United States) (US)
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital (US)
- New York University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ear and Hearing
- Published
- 2026-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001892
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00