Influence of the Spread of the Electric Field on Speech Recognition in Cochlear Implant Users

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation of word recognition with cochlear implant (CI) and spread of the electric field.

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, noninterventional, experimental study.

SETTING: A tertiary referral center.

PATIENTS: Thirty-eight adult CI users with poor (n = 11), fair (n = 13), and good (n = 16) word recognition performance.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Transimpedances were measured after 37 μs. Word recognition score was recorded at 65 dB SPL for German monosyllables in quiet. Transimpedance half widths were calculated as a marker for spread of the electric field.

RESULTS: Narrow and broad spread of the electric field, i.e., small and large half widths, were observed in all word recognition performance groups. Most of the transimpedance matrices showed a pattern of expansion along the diagonal toward the apical electrode contacts. Word recognition was not correlated with transimpedance half widths.

CONCLUSIONS: The half width of the spread of the electric field showed no correlation with word recognition scores in our study population.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology - 45(2024), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite e221-e227

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kopsch, Anna C [VerfasserIn]
Rahne, Torsten [VerfasserIn]
Plontke, Stefan K [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Luise [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MAO.0000000000004086

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NLM36729401X