#$%^&*AU2009101377A420130627.pdf#####ABSTRACT 2009101377 A cochlear stimulation method comprising: applying a main current to a first electrode associated with a first pitch and disposed within a cochlea of a patient； concurrently applying a compensation current to a second electrode disposed within the cochlea and associated with a second pitch during the application of the main current, the compensation current being out-of-phase with the main current； and optimizing an amount of the compensation current to result in a target pitch being presented to the patient that is distanced from the first pitch in a pitch direction opposite a pitch direction of the second pitch in relation to the first pitch.
