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Perceptual Adaptation Following Cochlear Implantation (Aim 3a)

Description

The goal of this study is to study the adaptation process in newly implanted Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant (SSD-CI) users. Subjects will use four frequency maps for the first month after CI activation. One of these maps will be standard of care and the other three will have higher low frequency edges than the standard of care default maps. These maps will alternate daily during the first month (with exceptions made for situations when the subject is allowed to use a preferred map rather than the map predetermined for use that day), and after that point each subject will make a selection at the beginning of the week to compare all four maps and decide which one to use at the beginning of the following week. The goal of this study is to investigate how reducing place-pitch mismatch in SSD CI users affects 1) sound quality, 2) device use, and 3) speech perception.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to study the adaptation process in newly implanted Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant (SSD-CI) users. Subjects will use four frequency maps for the first month after CI activation. One of these maps will be standard of care and the other three will have higher low frequency edges than the standard of care default maps. These maps will alternate daily during the first month (with exceptions made for situations when the subject is allowed to use a preferred map rather than the map predetermined for use that day), and after that point each subject will make a selection at the beginning of the week to compare all four maps and decide which one to use at the beginning of the following week. The goal of this study is to investigate how reducing place-pitch mismatch in SSD CI users affects 1) sound quality, 2) device use, and 3) speech perception.

Evaluation of Frequency Allocation Tables for Recently Implanted Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant Users

Perceptual Adaptation Following Cochlear Implantation (Aim 3a)

Condition
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New York

NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States, 10016

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age 18 or older
  • 2. No known anatomical abnormalities in either ear
  • 3. English speaking
  • 4. Intends to receive a cochlear implant in one ear (or has already received it but it has not been activated).
  • 5. Normal hearing (or minimal hearing loss) in the contralateral ear
  • 1. Under age 18
  • 2. Documented anatomical abnormality of the implanted ear
  • 3. Non-English speaking
  • 4. Greater than minimal hearing loss in the contralateral ear.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

NYU Langone Health,

Mario A. Svirsky, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, NYU Langone Health

Study Record Dates

2029-07-31