Abstract:With the improvement of surgery methods and the advancement of electrode design and other technological innovations, certain progress has been made in cochlear implant surgery, so that residual hearing can be preserved. The common goal of all surgical methods is to protect the internal structure of the cochlea and retain residual hearing in order to improve auditory speech ability. The loss of residual hearing after cochlear implantation is considered to be the result of many factors. In recent years, in order to obtain better residual hearing preservation, new breakthroughs have been made in the research of electrode design, new electrode coating, perioperative drug therapy, robotic assistance, image guidance, and the protection of residual hearing has been greatly improved. This review will review the progress of factors associated with residual hearing protection after cochlear surgery.