H91.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: In this project, different groups of study participants will be examined by means of EEG. Audio-visual speech stimuli will be presented to compare bilaterally fitted CI patients (CI - CI), bi
Sponsors
Köln Fortune
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants from different groups are measured. 1) Bilaterally fitted CI patients (N=15): CI fitting on both sides. 2) Bimodally fitted CI patients (N=15): asymmetrical hearing loss, with the contralateral side to the CI having moderate or profound hearing loss and fitted with a hearing aid 3) CI-supplied SSD patients (N=15): the contralateral side to the CI has normal hearing (SSD = "single sided deafness") 4) Normal hearing participants as control group (N=15). Participants with CI are postlingually deafened (after language acquisition) and have been wearing the CI for at least one year.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with neurological damage and pathological, mental limitations are excluded from the examinations; the same applies to patients who take medication that affects the central nervous system
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences were found between the different CI users (bimodal, bilateral, unilateral deaf). The CI group with the greatest amount of cross-modal reorganization and the strongest audio-visual interaction was identified. Important insights into cross-modal plasticity in CI users were obtained and further explanatory approaches are presented to better understand the variability in speech understanding with CI. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactPascale Sandmann
HNO Uniklinik Köln
Outcome results
None listed