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Perceptual Consequences of Cochlear Implant Electrode-neuron Interfaces
Sponsor: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Summary
Despite the success of cochlear implants, devices surgically placed in the inner ears of patients with severe hearing loss, there remains substantial variability in the overall speech perception outcomes for the children and adults who receive them. The main goals of this project are: i) to improve our understanding of how cochlear implants affect the developing auditory system, ii) apply that knowledge to test new methods for programming children and adults, and iii) to study how long it takes listeners to adapt to new cochlear implant programs over the short- and long-term. The results will improve our understanding of how the deafened auditory system develops with cochlear implant stimulation and advance clinical practice to improve hearing outcomes in cochlear implant listeners.
Official title: Development and Assessment of Listener-tailored Programming for Cochlear Implant Listeners
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Months - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2022-09-16
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2025-11-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Speech Processing Strategy
Patient's will listen with an experimental speech processor, programmed with a dynamic focusing strategy.
Locations (2)
Mass Eye and Ear
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States