Programming Cochlear Implants

Addresses the basic components and operation of a cochlear implant; basic terminology, hardware and principles for programming; programming advanced bionics implants, cochlear devices and MED-EL cochlear implants; patient complications; hearing assistance technology and cochlear implants; and programming using electric-acoustic stimulation.

Jace Wolfe, PhD, is the Director of Audiology at the Hearts for Hearing Foundation. He also is an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Audiology Department at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He serves as the editor for the American Speech Language Hearing Association's Division 9 journal. His areas of interests are pediatric cochlear implantation, personal FM systems, and signal processing for children. He provides clinical services for children and adults with hearing loss and is also actively engaged in research in several areas pertaining to cochlear implants and personal FM systems.

Erin C. Schafer, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Texas, where she has held an academic appointment since August 2005. She teaches graduate courses in the areas of aural rehabilitation, pediatric habilitation, diagnostic audiology, and research methods, and she serves as an Educational Audiology consultant for local school districts. Her current research focuses on strategies to enhance communication abilities of children and adults who have hearing loss, hearing aids, and cochlear implants. Dr. Schafer received her B.S. degree in Communication Sciences from Texas Woman's University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Audiology from The University of Texas at Dallas. She is active in professional organizations, serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational Audiology, and is past president of the Scott Haug Audiology Foundation.