Christina Runge PhD Online Profile

Christina Runge PhD

Chief, Associate Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Otolaryngology
Program: Adult


Leadership Positions

  • Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences
  • Director, Koss Cochlear Implant Program
  • Chief, Division of Communication Sciences
  • Publications

  • Recovery from forward masking in elderly cochlear implant users. (Lee ER, Friedland DR, Runge CL) Otol Neurotol 2012 Apr;33(3):355-63 PMID 22410729
  • Electrode failure and device failure in adult cochlear implantation. (Schow B, Friedland DR, Jensen J, Burg L, Runge CL) Cochlear Implants Int 2012 Feb;13(1):35-40 PMID 22340750
  • Aiding and occluding the contralateral ear in implanted children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. (Runge CL, Jensen J, Friedland DR, Litovsky RY, Tarima S) J Am Acad Audiol 2011 Oct;22(9):567-77 PMID 22192602
  • Hearing preservation surgery: proposal for an evidence-based grading scale. (Friedland DR, Runge C) Cochlear Implants Int 2011 May;12 Suppl 1:S76-7 PMID 21756480
  • Rate of neural recovery in implanted children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. (Fulmer SL, Runge CL, Jensen JW, Friedland DR) Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Feb;144(2):274-9 PMID 21493430
  • Case-control analysis of cochlear implant performance in elderly patients. (Friedland DR, Runge-Samuelson C, Baig H, Jensen J) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 May;136(5):432-8 PMID 20479370
  • The rocky road toward clinical genetic testing: insights into the physio-genetic basis of hearing loss. (Runge-Samuelson C, Olivier M) Physiol Genomics 2009 Oct 7;39(2):83-4 PMID 19706690
  • Effects of high-rate pulse trains on electrode discrimination in cochlear implant users. (Runge-Samuelson CL) Trends Amplif 2009 Jun;13(2):76-86 PMID 19447763
  • Soft cochlear implantation: rationale for the surgical approach. (Friedland DR, Runge-Samuelson C) Trends Amplif 2009 Jun;13(2):124-38 PMID 19447766
  • Electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses in adults and children: effects of lateral to medial placement of the nucleus 24 contour electrode array. (Runge-Samuelson C, Firszt JB, Gaggl W, Wackym PA) Otol Neurotol 2009 Jun;30(4):464-70 PMID 19300297
  • Gamma Knife surgery of vestibular schwannomas: longitudinal changes in vestibular function and measurement of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. (Wackym PA, Hannley MT, Runge-Samuelson CL, Jensen J, Zhu YR) J Neurosurg 2008 Dec;109 Suppl:137-43 PMID 19123900
  • Feasibility of auditory cortical stimulation for the treatment of tinnitus. (Friedland DR, Gaggl W, Runge-Samuelson C, Ulmer JL, Kopell BH) Otol Neurotol 2007 Dec;28(8):1005-12 PMID 18043428
  • Quantitative analysis of electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses in implanted children with auditory neuropathy/dyssynchrony. (Runge-Samuelson CL, Drake S, Wackym PA) Otol Neurotol 2008 Feb;29(2):174-8 PMID 18025997
  • More challenging speech-perception tasks demonstrate binaural benefit in bilateral cochlear implant users. (Wackym PA, Runge-Samuelson CL, Firszt JB, Alkaf FM, Burg LS) Ear Hear 2007 Apr;28(2 Suppl):80S-85S PMID 17496654
  • Biomechanical strength of reconstruction plates when used for medial support of MED-El cochlear implants: implications for diagnostic MRI. (Poetker DM, Wackym PA, Yoganandan N, Runge-Samuelson CL, Firszt JB, Pintar FA) ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2006;68(2):77-82 PMID 16432305
  • Distortion of magnetic resonance images used in gamma knife radiosurgery treatment planning: implications for acoustic neuroma outcomes. (Poetker DM, Jursinic PA, Runge-Samuelson CL, Wackym PA) Otol Neurotol 2005 Nov;26(6):1220-8 PMID 16272946
  • Electrosurgery after cochlear implantation: eighth nerve electrophysiology. (Poetker DM, Runge-Samuelson CL, Firszt JB, Wackym PA) Laryngoscope 2004 Dec;114(12):2252-4 PMID 15564856
  • Gamma knife radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas performed by a neurotologist: early experiences and outcomes. (Wackym PA, Runge-Samuelson CL, Poetker DM, Michel MA, Alkaf FM, Burg LS, Firszt JB) Otol Neurotol 2004 Sep;25(5):752-61 PMID 15354007
  • Fungal biofilm formation on cochlear implant hardware after antibiotic-induced fungal overgrowth within the middle ear. (Cristobal R, Edmiston CE Jr, Runge-Samuelson CL, Owen HA, Firszt JB, Wackym PA) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004 Aug;23(8):774-8 PMID 15295230
  • Recognition of speech presented at soft to loud levels by adult cochlear implant recipients of three cochlear implant systems. (Firszt JB, Holden LK, Skinner MW, Tobey EA, Peterson A, Gaggl W, Runge-Samuelson CL, Wackym PA) Ear Hear 2004 Aug;25(4):375-87 PMID 15292777
  • Effect of magnetic resonance imaging on internal magnet strength in Med-El Combi 40+ cochlear implants. (Wackym PA, Michel MA, Prost RW, Banks KL, Runge-Samuelson CL, Firszt JB) Laryngoscope 2004 Aug;114(8):1355-61 PMID 15280707
  • Response of the auditory nerve to sinusoidal electrical stimulation: effects of high-rate pulse trains. (Runge-Samuelson CL, Abbas PJ, Rubinstein JT, Miller CA, Robinson BK) Hear Res 2004 Aug;194(1-2):1-13 PMID 15276671
  • Auditory sensitivity in children using the auditory steady-state response. (Firszt JB, Gaggl W, Runge-Samuelson CL, Burg LS, Wackym PA) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 May;130(5):536-40 PMID 15148173
  • Connexin 26 and connexin 30 mutations in children with nonsyndromic hearing loss. (Erbe CB, Harris KC, Runge-Samuelson CL, Flanary VA, Wackym PA) Laryngoscope 2004 Apr;114(4):607-11 PMID 15064611
  • Electrophysiologic effects of placing cochlear implant electrodes in a perimodiolar position in young children. (Wackym PA, Firszt JB, Gaggl W, Runge-Samuelson CL, Reeder RM, Raulie JC) Laryngoscope 2004 Jan;114(1):71-6 PMID 14709998
  • Auditory nerve responses to monophasic and biphasic electric stimuli. (Miller CA, Robinson BK, Rubinstein JT, Abbas PJ, Runge-Samuelson CL) Hear Res 2001 Jan;151(1-2):79-94 PMID 11124454
  • Mutations in COL11A2 cause non-syndromic hearing loss (DFNA13). (McGuirt WT, Prasad SD, Griffith AJ, Kunst HP, Green GE, Shpargel KB, Runge C, Huybrechts C, Mueller RF, Lynch E, King MC, Brunner HG, Cremers CW, Takanosu M, Li SW, Arita M, Mayne R, Prockop DJ, Van Camp G, Smith RJ) Nat Genet 1999 Dec;23(4):413-9 PMID 10581026
  • Grants and Awards

  • Genotype-Phenotype Relationships in Auditory Neuropathy (#9204836 09/20/2007 - 08/31/2013) Sponsor: NIH Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  • Evaluation of Music Benefits in Adults With HiResolution Fidelity 120 Sound Processing (#9304365 10/21/2008 - 10/20/2010) Sponsor: Advanced Bionics Corporation
  • LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire Validation Study In CI Children With LittlEARS My Diary: Language: North American English (#9305009 03/17/2010 - 10/15/2013) Sponsor: Med-El
  • The MED-EL EAS (Electric-Acoustic System) using the PULSARCI100 FLEXeas/SONATATI100 FLEXeas and the DUET Speech Processor (#9305036 05/12/2010 - 06/10/2013) Sponsor: Med-El
  • Bilateral Cochlear Implantation In Children With MED-EL PULSAR CI 100 / SONATA TI 100 Multi-Channel Cochlear Implant (#9305026 05/26/2010 - 07/25/2013) Sponsor: Med-El
  • Clinical Evaluation of the Nucleus 5 Cochlear Implant System (#9305083 08/06/2010 - 08/05/2013) Sponsor: Cochlear Americas
  • Cochlear Americas-Evaluation of a Revised Indication for Determining Adult Cochlear Implant Candidacy (#9305482 09/21/2011 - 09/20/2013) Sponsor: Cochlear Americas
  • Effects of High-Rate Pulse Trains on Discrimination (#9203252 05/01/2004 - 04/30/2008) Sponsor: NIH Deafness and Other Communication Disorders