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