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The use of sheep presents a feasible live-animal model to study cochlear implantations. Full-sized implants as well as surgical techniques can be evaluated on functional outcomes such as ABR and ECoG as well as histological markers for residual hearing including intracochlear fibrosis. Use of this model and surgical approach has potential to evaluate CIs and surgical techniques in both the acute and chronic setting.
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