Cochlear Implant (CI) is a matured technology, and it is the result of continuous research and developmental activities from the last 30-40 years in collaboration between the CI companies and clinicians. A successful CI treatment that benefits patients is the result of collaborative efforts from CI companies that offer devices with advanced technologies, with surgeons implanting the device applying soft surgical techniques, audiologists fitting the audio processor with optimized parameters, and the rehabilitation professionals providing the effective training for the patients to get used to the CI device.

The advances in all the above-mentioned sub-fields within the CI field are happening at a fast rate so, at times, it might be difficult for clinicians and the researchers to fully understand these advances and apply them in their practice. One of the distinguishing features of JoVE is showcasing scientific protocols in the video format to help the audience understand research methods.

For this Methods Collection, we welcome contributions that demonstrate, but are not limited to: how robot assisted CI surgery is carried out in a step-by-step manner, how the robotic-controlled CI electrode is inserted, detailed pre-operative image analyses of complicated inner ear structures, evaluation of vestibular organ function following CI procedure, surgical procedures for vestibular implantation, the process of remote fitting the audio processor, remedying facial nerve stimulation following the CI procedure by adjusting the audio processor’s fitting parameters, the anatomy-based fitting of the audio processor, the audiological performance of CI patients following the procedure, methods for MRI examination in CI patients, electrophysiological measurements in patients with preserved residual hearing, rehabilitation in patients with special conditions, and intra-operative imaging for the most optimal electrode placement in special conditions.