Comparisons of electrophysiological and psychophysical fitting methods for cochlear implants.

This study compared two different versions of an electrophysiology-based software-guided cochlear implant fitting method with a procedure employing standard clinical software. The two versions used electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds for either five or all twenty-two elec...

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Published in:International Journal of Audiology Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 118 - 129
Main Authors: Müller-Deile, Joachim, Neben, Nicole, Dillier, Norbert, Büchner, Andreas, Mewes, Alexander, Junge, Friederike, Lai, Waikong, Schuessler, Mark, Hey, Matthias
Format: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2023
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          Müller-Deile, Joachim
          Neben, Nicole
          Dillier, Norbert
          Büchner, Andreas
          Mewes, Alexander
          Junge, Friederike
          Lai, Waikong
          Schuessler, Mark
          Hey, Matthias
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          Electrophysiology
          Psychophysics
          Cochlear Implant
          Hearing Aid Fitting Methods
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          Prospective Studies
          Double-Blind Studies
          Repeated Measures
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Multicenter Studies
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      ab: This study compared two different versions of an electrophysiology-based software-guided cochlear implant fitting method with a procedure employing standard clinical software. The two versions used electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds for either five or all twenty-two electrodes to determine sound processor stimulation level profiles. Objective and subjective performance results were compared between software-guided and clinical fittings. Prospective, double-blind, single-subject repeated-measures with permuted ABCA sequences. 48 post linguistically deafened adults with ≤15 years of severe-to-profound deafness who were newly unilaterally implanted with a Nucleus device. Speech recognition in noise and quiet was not significantly different between software- guided and standard methods, but there was a visit/learning-effect. However, the 5-electrode method gave scores on the SSQ speech subscale 0.5 points lower than the standard method. Clinicians judged usability for all methods as acceptable, as did subjects for comfort. Analysis of stimulation levels and ECAP thresholds suggested that the 5-electrode method could be refined. Speech recognition was not inferior using either version of the electrophysiology-based software-guided fitting method compared with the standard method. Subject-reported speech perception was slightly inferior with the five-electrode method. Software-guided methods saved about 10 min of clinician's time versus standard fittings.
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