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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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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