Scientists test how dirt and time degrade hearing implant sound quality

NCT ID NCT02369718

Summary

This study aimed to understand how aging and dirt buildup affect the microphones in cochlear implants, which are devices that help people hear. Researchers tested 81 French-speaking adults with normal hearing to see how different sound processing methods in the implants performed as the microphones wore down. The goal was to gather knowledge to potentially improve future device design and maintenance, not to provide a treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pavillon ORL (U) - Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, 69437, France

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