Cochlear SPrint Sound Processor Informacje Techniczne Pobierz pdf (Strona 60)

SECTION TWO | CLINICAL GUIDANCE

7. Position the transmitter coil so it is just below the retainer disk. The

transmitter coil will then be located directly over the receiver coil.

8. Re-apply retainer disks every one to three days as required.

Finding the receiver/stimulator

To ﬁnd the receiver/stimulator:

1. Palpate the area or check for a tattoo, (if used).

2. Use Custom Sound software to connect to the receiver/stimulator.

3. Start testing with headband, then shave the scalp for the retainer disk.

Note: To place retainer disk, clean (i.e. with alcohol) and dry a quarter-sized

area and place disk slightly higher than you think is required. Do not perform

an impedance test until all electrode T- and C- levels have been checked.

Preparing the recipient for responses

When programming an ABI recipient, you may want to ask the recipient to

provide the following responses:

• Let you know as soon as the recipient hears or feels anything;

• Let you know when sound is comfortably loud;

• Let you know what it sounds like (i.e. bell, tone, buzz, etc.);

• How much the recipient notices the side effects;

• Give you a number for the pitch of the sound.

Rating Scales

Pitch magnitude 1 – 100

Non-auditory sensations 1 – 4

Loudness 1 – 10

Figure 3:

Positioning the

retainer disk

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