New Frequency Allocation for Hearing Impairment
Clinical Evaluation of Frequency Allocation for Bimodal CI Users
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Hearing Impairment
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 13 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for adults who use both a cochlear implant and a hearing aid. Participants will receive a different method for sound processing to see if it improves their listening experience.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am 18 or older
- I regularly use a cochlear implant with at least 18 working electrodes
- I got my cochlear implant at least 6 months ago
- I use a hearing aid in my other ear
- I can understand and speak English
- I am not cognitively impaired
You may not be able to join if
- I am under 18
- I do not speak English
- I have cognitive impairments
- I do not use my cochlear implant regularly
- I have more than 70 dB hearing loss in my hearing aid ear
- I have normal hearing or mild hearing loss in my hearing aid ear
- I have used non-standard processing programs for my cochlear implant
- I use any special sound processing in my hearing aid
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
This study will examine experienced, bimodal cochlear implant (CI) patients who receive an alternative frequency allocation table (FAT) to determine how it improves sound quality, device satisfaction, and speech perception abilities with respect to the standard default FAT. The goal of this study is to investigate how improving place-pitch mismatch in bimodal CI users affects 1) sound quality, 2) …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age 18 or older
2. Regular usage of a cochlear implant device with at least 18 active electrodes, and compliance with programming/appointments
3. Received a cochlear implant at least 6 months ago and use a hearing aid in the contralateral ear
4. Pure tone average (.5, 1, and …
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