Z96.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The study measurements are performed in a single appointment. All study participants undergo otoscopy by an ENT specialist from the study team, and ear canal cleaning is performed if necessar
Sponsors
Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Control group: • Age = 18 years • Bilateral normal hearing according to DIN EN ISO 8253-1 and WHO: normal health without ear diseases and without inherited hearing loss, who were not exposed to excessive noise or ototoxic substances, and whose pure-tone hearing threshold at air conduction 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 kHz was not worse than 25 dB Experimental groups: • Age = 18 years • Unilaterally or bilaterally fitted cochlear implant recipients with a system from one of the manufacturers listed above • CI experience = 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Control group: • Failure to meet at least one inclusion criterion • Inability to attend the study site • Inability to understand the study procedures • Pregnancy • Lack of capacity to consent or consent to the study • Implanted stimulators • Non-functional middle ear physiology Experimental groups: • Prelingually acquired deafness and post-language acquisition support • Failure to meet at least one inclusion criterion • Inability to attend the study site • Inability to understand the study procedures • Pregnancy • Lack of capacity to consent or consent to the study • Other implanted stimulators besides a cochlear implant • Non-functional middle ear physiology
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stapedius reflex threshold measured in free field | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Electrically evoked stapedius reflex thresholds for basal, medial, and apical electrode contacts • Neural response thresholds • Loudness function of the loudness scaling • Loudness values ??of the electrically evoked stapedius reflex thresholds | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Kopsch
Universitätsmedizin Halle/Saale
Outcome results
None listed