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Evaluate the performance of directional microphone systems in binaural (bimodal or bilateral) cochlear implant users
Primary research questions:1. Does tinnitusspecific- behavioural exposure-treatment (T-BET) decrease tinnitus-related fear, tinnitus-severity and enhance recovery, when compared to a masking-therapy with use of personalised on-ear masking-devices,…
The objective of the study is to answer the following questions:a) Does the PLS-strategy improve pitch- and speech-perception?b) How does the number of harmonics in consecutive channels influence frequency discrimination, in speech coding strategies…
To measure the gap detection threshold in CI users and (NH control subjects) considering the effect with speech-like stimuli using direct stimulation or CI device.
The main objective of the present study is to investigate the optimal stimulation pattern for tinnitus suppression in a structured way. Our study will focus on two parameters: stimulus level and anatomical stimulation site inside the cochlea.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two differently sized pistons used in primary stapedotomy for otosclerosis in terms of hearing improvement, complication rate and general and disease-specific quality of life.
The cost-effectiveness of multidisciplinary management of Tinnitus at a specialised Tinnitus Center.
The main objective of this study proposal is to examine the effectiveness, costs, and cost-effectiveness of an integral treatment provided by a specialised tinnitus center.
In this study we want to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of internet-based VR, with and without physiotherapeutic support, for older dizzy patients in general practice in comparison with usual care. Furthermore, we want to identify…
The objective is:(1) To test the efficacy of VRE versus CAU in 200 children undergoing surgery on the anxiety level of the child during induction of anesthesia (primary outcome), pre- and postoperative child anxiety, pre- and postoperative parental…
1.To assess if multiple sequentially steered pulses can reach appropriate loudness while main-taining a single percept in cochlear implant subjects2.To compare loudness growth of sequentially steered pulse trains with those of conventional monopolar…
Comparison of hearing preservation and outcome of two fundamentally different cochlear implants designs (LW or PM) and the two most used surgical approaches (RW or CO). Secondly, asses the structure preservation (i.e., scalar position) of each…
To evaluate a new imaging based natural mapping strategy for CI fitting to optimize patient-related outcomes. Compared to conventional clinical fitting, it is proposed that this new method will improve speech understanding and sound perception in…
The primary objective of the VertiGO! trial is to assess the feasibility of restoring vestibular function by making use of prolonged VI stimulation. This will be done using a combined VI and CI device: The CVI. To achieve this objective, patients…
This traditional feasibility study intends to inform a future pivotal trial in the following two ways. Firstly, it aims to evaluate the potential of neural health metrics triggered by FMS, to predict the implant recipient*s auditory performance -…
The primary objective of this study is to compare the migration rates of the two fixation techniques (bony bed vs. subperiosteal pocket), and assess the feasibility of the techniques, thereby assuring the stability of the implant with the least…
Main objective of this study is to characterize the possible benefits of the new Phonak Marvel CI-CROS device on speech understanding in noise, including its implemented beamformers (UltraZoom and StereoZoom) using different noise setups.
The main objective is to assess the perceived sound quality of different speech and music excerpts that are modified using the dereverberation algorithm by CI users. To this end a suitable graphical user interface (GUI), the MuSHRA, will be…
The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether a canal wall up (CWU) tympanomastoidectomy with obliteration of the mastoid and paratympanic or epitympanic spaces reduces cholesteatoma recurrence and residual rates compared to the same…