Impedance Changes and Fibrous Tissue Growth after Cochlear Implantation Are Correlated and Can Be Reduced Using a Dexamethasone Eluting Electrode

• Maciej Wilk ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Maciej Wilk, Roland Hessler

  Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Clinic for Exotic Pets, Reptiles, Pet and Feral Birds, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Germany

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• Roland Hessler ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Maciej Wilk, Roland Hessler

  Affiliation MED-EL GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria

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• Kenneth Mugridge,

  Affiliation MED-EL GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria

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• Claude Jolly,

  Affiliation MED-EL GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria

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• Michael Fehr,

  Affiliation Clinic for Exotic Pets, Reptiles, Pet and Feral Birds, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Hannover, Germany

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• Thomas Lenarz,

  Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Cluster of Excellence “Hearing4all”, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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• Verena Scheper

  * E-mail: scheper.verena@mh-hannover.de

  Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Cluster of Excellence “Hearing4all”, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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