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The primary objective is to investigate the influence of auditory and non-auditory factors on speech recognition abilities in quiet and in noise in CI users. For this reason we will study the effects of linguistic skills and working memory capacity…
The present study intends to perform functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in order to obtain further insight in effects of selective attention on sensory processing. This study aims to compare subjects with normal hearing to patients that…
To investigate which surgical technique (with or without vein graft interposition) is most (cost-)effective in patients with otosclerosis in terms of the average postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) closure, individual air and bone conduction thresholds…
To assess the effect of bilateral cochlear implantation compared to the standard unilateral cochlear implantation in children with severe to profound hearing loss.
The objective of the Simbici project is to evaluate the effect of bilateral cochlear implantation compared to unilateral cochlear implantation in children, in the domains of primary auditive capacities, language development and social-emotional…
First, to measure the influence of the speech coding strategy on frequency discrimination in a free field test. Second, to quantify the influence of the number of harmonics on frequency discrimination in cochlear implant users and in normally…
Generally: what is the effect of tinnitus on the auditory attention filter?A measurement of the effect of tinnitus enables us:a) to measure the extent of attention on tinnitusb) to reduce the attention on tinnitus by evoking attention to a tone with…
The objective of this study is to develop and test a DSL-protocol which will focus on proper use of hearing-aids, and will also provide patients (and their significant others) with specific skills to improve the use of the senses and communication.…
The aim of the study is to establish the effectiveness of the developed LINE-1 noise suppression scheme for settings that are realistic under the technical possibilities of hearing aids and cochlear implants (CIs). The present study is a…
Primary objective of the study:To find out which areas in the brain play a part in the maintenance of tinnitus, and what the roles of those areas are. This will be done using the AEP response in EEG recordings.Secundary objectives of the study:1. To…
The primary objective of the present study is to increase our insight in the neural processing of speech in pre-lingually deaf CI patients regarding the prediction and explanation of postoperative differences in performance within this specific…
The objective of he study is to develop and evaluate a dynamic visual acuity test, with an added value over the conventional static visual acuity test. We hope that this test can eventually be used as a (military) selection tool and as a test that…
The primary objective of this study is to examine the role of linguistic skills in speech understanding. To reach this objective, we will first identify those features of the Dutch language which are affected by congenital hearing impairment.
The primary objective of the present study is to increase our insight in the neural processing in pre-lingually deaf and implanted patients, regarding the prediction and explanation of postoperative differences in performance within this specific…
The primary objective is to investigate to investigate the construct validity of the digit-triplet test for measuring the speech-recognition ability. For this reason we will study the relations between scores on the triplet test with other speech-…
The current study employs functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the auditory and limbic areas in tinnitus patients by means of innovative analysis methods that permit the assessment of functional interactions between brain…
To gain information about the characteristics of the oVEMP response in patients with BRIC type 1
1) Compare a group of bilateral users to a unilateral control group (between-subject design)2) Compare unilateral use to bilateral use after sequential implantation (within-subject design)3) Compare simultaneous bilateral implantation to sequential…
The study objectives are to measure the impact of swimming in chlorinated water on the upper and lower airways of children with and without *doctors diagnosed asthma* by means of the following methods: 1.Tympanometry after otoscopy 2.Airway…
To measure the 18F-fluoride activity of otosclerosis in patients diagnosed with otosclerosis (by audiometry, CT scan and/or operative findings) in a different stage of their disease. If this diagnostic proves to be reliable and reproducible, this…