Cochlea implant and cochlea implant system

The application discloses a cochlear implant and a cochlear implant system wherein the cochlear implant comprises: at least one input transducer for capturing incoming sound and for generating an electrical audio signal representing a frequency band of the incoming sound; a sound processor configured to analyze and process the electrical audio signal; a transmitter for transmitting the processed electrical audio signal; a receiver/stimulator receiving the processed electrical audio signal from the transmitter and converting the processed electrical audio signal into an electrical pulse; an electrode array adapted to be embedded in the cochlea, comprising a plurality of electrodes for stimulating cochlear nerves with the electrical pulses; and a control unit configured to control a distribution of the electrical pulses to a plurality of the electrodes; wherein the control unit is configured to distribute the electrical pulses to a plurality of the electrodes by applying one of a plurality of different encoding