Effect of frequency boundary assignment on vowel recognition with the Nucleus 24 ACE Speech Coding Strategy.

Two speech processor programs (MAPs) differing only in electrode frequency boundary assignments were created for each of eight Nucleus 24 Cochlear Implant recipients. The default MAPs used typical frequency boundaries, and the experimental MAPs reassigned one additional electrode to vowel formant re...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Academy of Audiology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 281 - 300
Autores principales: Fourakis MS, Hawks JW, Holden LK, Skinner MW, Holden TA
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishing Inc. Apr2004
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          Fourakis MS
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          Holden TA
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          Cochlear Implant Evaluation
          Speech Perception
          Adult
          Aged
          Analysis of Variance
          Comparative Studies
          Consonants
          Descriptive Statistics
          Equipment Design
          Female
          Funding Source
          Male
          Middle Age
          Pilot Studies
          Questionnaires
          Repeated Measures
          Signal Processing, Computer Assisted
          Speech Discrimination Tests
          Vowels
          Word Lists
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Two speech processor programs (MAPs) differing only in electrode frequency boundary assignments were created for each of eight Nucleus 24 Cochlear Implant recipients. The default MAPs used typical frequency boundaries, and the experimental MAPs reassigned one additional electrode to vowel formant regions. Four objective speech tests and a questionnaire were used to evaluate speech recognition with the two MAPs. Results for the closed-set vowel test and the formant discrimination test showed small but significant improvement in scores with the experimental MAP. Differences for the Consonant-Vowel Nucleus-Consonant word test and closed-set consonant test were nonsignificant. Feature analysis revealed no significant differences in information transmission. Seven of the eight subjects preferred the experimental MAP, reporting louder, crisper, and clearer sound. The results suggest that Nucleus 24 recipients should be given an opportunity to compare a MAP that assigns more electrodes in vowel formant regions with the default MAP to determine which provides the most benefit in everyday life.
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