An objective measure that can be useful in establishing a most comfortable level in children with cochlear implants who are unable to provide feedback to the audiologist about the loudness of sound. A small probe is placed in the opposite ear. The stimulation level of the implant is increased until a small muscle reflex is seen in […]
Electrode Array
In cochlear implants, the implanted part has a long, flexible portion that is inserted into the cochlea though a small opening. This portion of the implant is called the electrode array.
Electronystagmography (ENG)
A battery of tests that evaluate the interaction between the balance parts of your inner ear and your eye muscles.
Endolymph
The inner of the two fluids in the inner ear. The outer fluid is called perilymph.
Endolymphatic Hydrops
The accumulation of excessive amounts of endolymph (an inner-ear fluid) caused either by over-production or under-resorption. This is a synonym for or variation of Meniere’s disease.
ENG
See ElectroNystagmoGraphy.