| US 7,613,520 B2 | ||
| Spinal cord 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. 11/254,611. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/620762, filed on Oct. 21, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/631085, filed on Nov. 24, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0116742 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—55 | 12 Claims |
| 1. A method of treating auditory dysfunction comprising the steps of:
implanting at least an electrical lead within a patient such that at least one electrode of the electrical lead is disposed
adjacent to the dorsal column of the spinal cord associated with a vertebral segment;
selecting a plurality of operating parameters for an electrical spinal cord stimulation system that are effective for treating
auditory dysfunction;
programming the electrical spinal cord stimulation system according to the plurality of operating parameters; and
activating the electrical stimulation system to deliver electrical pulses to the dorsal column of the spinal cord associated
with the vertebral segment thereby treating the patient's auditory dysfunction.
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