This is a basic investigational research study conducted with hearing impaired adults and children who use cochlear implant or auditory brainstem implant (ABI) devices. The study will evaluate different aspects of hearing and auditory processing in the users of implantable auditory devices.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Measurements taken from the electrode-neural interface will be used to guide elimination of poorly functioning ABI electrodes and improve speech perception outcomes.
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGPercent of Correctly-Identified Speech Materials
Participants will listen to speech sounds and indicate what sentence or word they heard. The outcome is the percent of speech sounds that are correctly identified.
Time frame: Day 1 (Visit 1 - Average visit length is about 3 hours)
Percent of Correctly-Identified Stimuli Characteristics when Two or More Stimuli are Presented
Two or more stimuli will be presented to participants, who will indicate which one is louder, which is higher pitched, or which one is different. The outcome is the percent of stimuli characteristics that are correctly identified.
Time frame: Day 1 (Visit 1 - Average visit length is about 3 hours)
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