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What is postoperative programming (mapping)?

April 26, 2017Mapping postoperative Programming

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What is postoperative programming (mapping)?

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Patients are seen by the audiologist about three to four weeks after surgery to turn on or activate the external component of the cochlear implant. The initial visit lasts about two hours. Further appointments are scheduled as needed. The goal of programming (mapping) the speech processor is to customize the cochlear implant for each individual patient’s hearing needs so that the patient hears as well as possible.