deafness hard of hearing
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: A cochlear implant functions in conjunction with a dedicated
external hearing aid, that is usually referred to as the speech processor.
Subjects wear a body-worn speech processor durin
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -18 years and older -experience with a cochlear implant for at least six months - Advanced Bionics Inc. cochlear implant - Able to participate in fitting and testing session
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No or very poor ability to understand speech with the cochlear implant and it*s current speech processing strategy, as evidenced by a phoneme score
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are: improvement on a speech in quite test, improvement on a frequency discrimination test, improvement on the SSQ questionnaire. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main study parameters: Improvement of PLS over HiRes for a speech in noise test. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed