Speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking improvements using spatial noise reduction algorithms in bimodal cochlear implant users

A Zedan, T Jürgens, B Williges, B Kollmeier… - Trends in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated the speech intelligibility benefit of using two different spatial noise
reduction algorithms in cochlear implant (CI) users who use a hearing aid (HA) on the …

Benefit of directional microphones for unilateral, bilateral and bimodal cochlear implant users

A Ernst, K Anton, M Brendel… - Cochlear implants …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To compare the standard T-Mic setting to UltraZoom and StereoZoom in 10
unilateral cochlear implant (CI) users, 10 bimodal device users and 10 bilateral CI users as …

Speech understanding in noise for cochlear implant recipients using a spatial noise reduction setting in an off the ear sound processor with directional microphones

M Jones, C Warren, M Mashal… - Cochlear Implants …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Cochlear implant (CI) recipients struggle to hear in competing background noise.
ForwardFocus is a spatial noise reduction setting from Cochlear Ltd.(Sydney) that can …

Microphone directionality and wind noise reduction enhance speech perception in users of the MED-EL SONNET audio processor

R Hagen, A Radeloff, T Stark, I Anderson… - Cochlear Implants …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Speech understanding in noise remains a challenge for many cochlear implant
users. To improve this, the SONNET audio processor features three microphone …

The COVID-19 pandemic and upgrades of CI speech processors for children: part II–hearing outcomes

A Obrycka, A Lorens, A Walkowiak… - European Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To gauge the benefits to children of upgrading speech processors during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The study involved 297 children, aged from 7.3 to 18.0 years …

Speech understanding in diffuse steady noise in typically hearing and hard of hearing listeners

J Bestel, E Legris, F Rembaud, T Mom, JJ Galvin III - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Spatial cues can facilitate segregation of target speech from maskers. However, in clinical
practice, masked speech understanding is most often evaluated using co-located speech …

Benefits in noise from sound processor upgrade in thirty-three cochlear implant users for more than 20 years

I Mosnier, O Sterkers, Y Nguyen, G Lahlou - European Archives of Oto …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Some oldest patients rehabilitated with a cochlear implant more than 20 years ago
could still be upgraded with new generations of speech processor (SP). The aim of this study …

When to replace legacy cochlear implants for technological upgrades: indications and outcomes

MA Holcomb, JA Burton, JR Dornhoffer… - The …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine indications, surgical efficacy, and audiologic outcomes of replacing
Advanced Bionics Clarion C1. 2 internal devices (Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA) as …

Predicting Matrix test effectiveness for evaluating auditory performance in noise using pure-tone audiometry and speech recognition in quiet in cochlear implant …

J Flament, D De Seta, FY Russo, J Bestel… - AUDIOLOGY AND …, 2024 - karger.com
Introduction: Auditory performance in noise of cochlear implant recipients can be assessed
with the adaptive Matrix test (MT); however, when the speech-to-noise ratio (SNR) exceeds …

The efficacy of microphone directionality in improving speech recognition in noise for three commercial cochlear-implant systems

V Sivonen, T Willberg, AA Aarnisalo… - Cochlear Implants …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To investigate the effect of fixed and adaptive microphone directionality on
speech reception threshold (SRT) in noise when compared to omnidirectional mode in …