Improvement of speech intelligibility in cochlear implant users with new sound processing strategies

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Other specified hearing loss
H91.8

Registration Number: DRKS00013921

Lead Sponsor: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik Universitätsklinikum Mannheim

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

highly hearing impaired patients with unilateral HiRes90k CI of the brand Advanced Bionics
- CI use for at least 12 month
- hearing aid use at contralateral ear
- native German speaker

Exclusion Criteria

- more than mild cognitive impairment
- neurological or psychiatric conditions
- other implanted stimulators

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of subjectively perceived hearing performance in everyday listening situations recorded by the SSQ questionnaire (Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale, Gatehouse and Noble, 2004, Short German Version: Kiessling et al., 2011) with the experimental bimodal provision in comparison to the conventional bimodal provision. <br>Assessment of subjective hearing performance with the SSQ is performed at the start of the study, repeatedly during the study, and at the end of the study.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of speech intelligibility in noise as assessed with the Oldenburg sentence test (Wagener et al., 1999) between start and end of the study. Speech intelligibility is measured with the conventional bimodal provision at onset of the study and with the experimental bimodal provision at the end of the study.