Tuning the implant: can matching the good ear help people hear better in crowds?

NCT ID NCT05494632

Summary

This study looked at whether adjusting a cochlear implant's sound settings to better match the user's normal-hearing ear could improve their ability to hear in noisy places and locate where sounds are coming from. It involved 45 adults with single-sided deafness who use a cochlear implant in their deaf ear. Researchers tested a standard implant program against a modified one designed to reduce differences in loudness and pitch between the two ears.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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