MedDRA - 10009830
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Speech reception thresholds are recorded in four simulated acoustical everyday life situations in dependency of four interventions (directional microphone technologies) to determine the benef
Sponsors
Univ.-HNO-Klinik, Sektion Cochlear Implant
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All study participants must meet the following inclusion criteria: • Age: = 18 years • Mother Tongue: German All CI users must meet the following inclusion criteria: • Unilateral CI users • CI speech processors: CP900-Series or CP1000 • Hearing experience with CI: = 6 months • Speech intelligibility with CI: SRT with OlSa in S0N0 = 5 dB SNR • Hearing aid in the contralateral ear: None Normal hearing participants (NH-group) show on both ears the following hearing level and CI users on the contralateral unaided ear the following mean hearing level (four pure tone average, PTA4): • SSD-CI: PTA4 = 30 dB HL • AHL-CI: 30 dB HL < PTA4 = 55 dB HL • UniCI I: 55 dB HL < PTA4 = 80 dB HL • UniCI II: 80 dB HL < PTA4 • NH: Hearing level = 20 dB HL up to 8 kHz
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • cognitive disabilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of the benefit of the directional microphone technology Beam on speech intelligibility of the UniCI II-group in the simulated acoustic everyday life situation “With a friend in a restaurant” as difference between the speech reception thresholds. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of the benefit of the directional microphone technology ForwardFocus on speech intelligibility of the UniCI II-group in the simulated acoustic everyday life situation “With family in a restaurant” as difference between the speech reception thresholds. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJulio Cesar Galindo Guerreros
Univ.-HNO-Klinik, Sektion Cochlear Implant
Outcome results
None listed