| US 7,613,519 B2 | ||
| Peripheral nerve stimulation to treat auditory dysfunction | ||
| Dirk De Ridder, Zelzate (Belgium) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Plano, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/254,597. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/631091, filed on Nov. 24, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/620827, filed on Oct. 21, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0095090 A1, May 04, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—55 | 15 Claims |
| 1. A method of treating auditory dysfunction comprising the steps of:
implanting an electrical lead subcutaneously within a patient such that at least one electrode of the electrical lead is disposed
directly next to or on the occipital nerve;
selecting a plurality of operating parameters for an electrical stimulation system that are effective for treating auditory
dysfunction;
programming the electrical stimulation system according to the plurality of operating parameters; and
activating the electrical stimulation system to deliver electrical pulses to the occipital nerve thereby treating the patient's
auditory dysfunction.
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