A portable programmable digital sound processor for cochlear implant research

H.J. McDermott, A.E. Vandali, R.J.M. van Hoesel, C.M. McKay, J.M. Harrison, L.T. Cohen
1993 IEEE transactions on rehabilitation engineering  
A programmable sound processor which utilizes digital signal processing has been developed for hearing prosthesis research. It incorporates a Motorola DSP56001 integrated circuit, 32K words of memory, a 12 b analog-to-digital converter, and a data formatter and transmitter which conveys control codes to the receiver-stimulator of a cochlear implant. The processor is pocket-sized and battery powered. It has been programmed to emulate the Spectral Maxima Sound Processor for the University of
more » ... urndNucleus 22 electrode implant, and is currently being used by several implantees. In continuing research, s y h processing programs are beiig improved, and other applicatrons, including signal processing for binaural implants and advanced hearing aids, are being developed. Authorized licensed use limited to: UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. Downloaded on September 15, 2009 at 02:57 from IEEE Xplore. Restrictions apply.
doi:10.1109/86.242423 fatcat:y3jh5wsm3jgdth653ccgosnu3a