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Benefit of directional microphone technologies in Virtual acoustics in unilateral Cl recipients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
MedDRA - 10009830
Registration Number
DRKS00016726
Lead Sponsor
niv.-HNO-Klinik, Sektion Cochlear Implant
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
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

• cognitive disabilities

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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 Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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.
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