Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of a Binaural Beamformer (StereoZoom) in a Virtual Acoustic Environment and in Real Life
Lead Sponsor:
Advanced Bionics AG
Conditions:
Sensory Hearing Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
The goal of the study is to determine the benefit in speech intelligibility of the BBF and the MBF compared to an omni-directional microphone in different noise conditions. Secondary objective is to d...
Detailed Description
Study participants will be invited for two appointments. In the first appointment test will be performed inside the lab (lab measurements) and outside the lab (real life measurements) and in the secon...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- all participants, which signed the Informed Consent (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- severe to profound hearing impairment - bilaterally implanted with either the CII or HiRes90k cochlear implant devices
- experience with their more recent CI at least three months
- usage of the Naida CI sound processor on each ear for at least three months
- ability for speech understanding in the presence of competing noise without any assistance from lip-reading
- score: at least 20% correct for a sentence test delivered with an SNR of +10 dB, or an SRT of better (lower) than +15 dB
- ability to give subjective feedback in a certain listening situation
- first language: German or Swiss-German
- if participants are recruited additionally from other clinics, ability to travel to Zurich
Exclusion
- Acute inflammation or pain in head-/neck area
- Dizziness
- Age of participants \<18 years
- Age of participants \> 80 years
- Any participant who is found to require substantial changes to their standard clinical program may be either excluded, or be asked to first get used to the new program before returning for the study test session.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2015
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
4 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03361527
Start Date
September 1 2015
End Date
October 31 2016
Last Update
August 23 2024
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Universitätsspital Zürich, Klinik für ORL
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091