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A directional remote-microphone for bimodal cochlear implant recipients
- Source :
- International Journal of Audiology, 57(11), 858-863. Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- To evaluate whether speech recognition in noise differs according to whether a wireless remote microphone is connected to just the cochlear implant (CI) or to both the CI and to the hearing aid (HA) in bimodal CI users. The second aim was to evaluate the additional benefit of the directional microphone mode compared with the omnidirectional microphone mode of the wireless microphone. This prospective study measured Speech Recognition Thresholds (SRT) in babble noise in a 'within-subjects repeated measures design' for different listening conditions. Eighteen postlingually deafened adult bimodal CI users. No difference in speech recognition in noise in the bimodal listening condition was found between the wireless microphone connected to the CI only and to both the CI and the HA. An improvement of 4.1 dB was found for switching from the omnidirectional microphone mode to the directional mode in the CI only condition. The use of a wireless microphone improved speech recognition in noise for bimodal CI users. The use of the directional microphone mode led to a substantial additional improvement of speech perception in noise for situations with one target signal.
- Subjects :
- Hearing aid
Adult
Male
Linguistics and Language
medicine.medical_specialty
Microphone
Computer science
medicine.medical_treatment
Audiology
Deafness
Language and Linguistics
03 medical and health sciences
Speech and Hearing
0302 clinical medicine
Hearing Aids
Hearing
Cochlear implant
medicine
Wireless
Humans
Active listening
Prospective Studies
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Omnidirectional antenna
Wireless microphone
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Speech Reception Threshold Test
business.industry
Recognition, Psychology
Equipment Design
Middle Aged
Cochlear Implantation
Electric Stimulation
Noise
Cochlear Implants
Persons With Hearing Impairments
Acoustic Stimulation
ComputerSystemsOrganization_MISCELLANEOUS
Speech Perception
Female
business
Perceptual Masking
Wireless Technology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17088186 and 14992027
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of audiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d17df74944306c64b21fe1fb064d18a4