Early Cochlear Implant Use
Recruiting
Observational Study
Cochlear Implant Users
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 85
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 25 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health · Other
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About This Trial
This observational study will examine newly activated cochlear implant users and determine whether their abilities to discern simple sounds change and relate to improved speech perception. Take-home computers and test-equipment will be sent home, and subjects will complete approximately 25 test sessions over the first 3 months of cochlea implant use. Then, subjects will be tested 3 more times in t…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Postlingually deaf cochlear implant users
2. severe or profound hearing loss
3. who do not have other diagnoses communicative or cognitive disorders.
4. Test population: no prior experience with cochlear implants (recruitment happens prior to cochlear implantation).
5. Contro…
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