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Clinical evaluation of the Nucleus® 6 cochlear implant system: Performance improvements with SmartSound iQ.
- Source :
- International Journal of Audiology; Aug2014, Vol. 53 Issue 8, p564-576, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Objective: This paper provides a detailed description of the Nucleus 6 system, and clinically evaluates user performance compared to the previous Nucleus 5 system in cochlear implant recipients. Additionally, it clinically evaluates a range of Nucleus 6 and Nucleus 5 programs to determine the performance benefits provided by new input processing technologies available in SmartSound iQ. Design: Speech understanding tests were used to clinically validate the default Nucleus 6 program, by comparing performance outcomes against up to five custom Nucleus 5 or Nucleus 6 programs in a range of listening environments. Clinical comparisons between programs were conducted across the following listening environments; quiet, speech weighted noise (co-located and spatially separated noise), and 4-talker babble (co-located and spatially separated noise). Study sample: Twenty-one adult cochlear implant recipients participated. Results: Significant speech understanding benefits were found with the default Nucleus 6 program compared to the participants' preferred program using their Nucleus 5 processor and compared to a range of custom Nucleus 6 programs. All participants successfully accepted and upgraded to the new default Nucleus 6 SmartSound iQ program. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the acceptance and clinical benefits of the Nucleus 6 cochlear implant system and SmartSound iQ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14992027
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Audiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96955496
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2014.895431