This study will evaluate a range of experimental sound coding strategies that may improve hearing for cochlear implant recipients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
SPARC (Stimulation Place and Rate Coding) sound coding strategies
ACE (Advanced Combination Encoder) sound coding strategy
HEARnet Clinical studies
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Cochlear Melbourne
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Paired difference in Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) score (dB) between the investigational sound coding strategy and the default sound coding strategy
Speech perception in noise will be measured using the Australian Speech Test in Noise (AuSTIN) with speech presented at 65 dB SPL in adaptive 4-talker babble noise, both presented in front of the listener. It is scored as a Speech Reception Threshold (SRT), which reflects the volume of speech signal (in decibels, dB) relative to the background noise required for the subject to achieve 50% correct. For example, a score of 2dB SRT means the subject requires the speech to be 2dB louder than the background noise in order to correctly identify 50% of the target sentence. Range: -30dB to +30dB. Lower scores reflect a better outcome.
Time frame: 0 to 12 weeks
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