Novel Coding Strategies for Children With Cochlear Implants
NYU Langone Health
Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand performance with a cochlear implant. The long-term goals of this research are to improve sound perception with cochlear implants and to better understand the functioning of the auditory system. Information from individuals with and without cochlear implants will be compared.
Description
The overall objectives of this research are to 1) gain a better understanding of fundamental psychophysical abilities with electrical stimulation as a function of age (child vs adult), age at onset of deafness (pre- vs post-lingual), and acoustic hearing (normal vs limited or residual); and 2) determine whether manipulations in CI coding strategies will improve psychophysical and speech recognition outcomes for early implanted children. This work is expected to provide new insights into the corresponding improvements in perceptual outcomes to these newer strategies have been modest at best and…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 6–80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Be 7 years of age or older and pre-lingually implanted with a cochlear implant (before the age of 2 years), have aided residual hearing, or have normal hearing. * Be ages 18 or older and post-lingually implanted or have normal hearing. * Be ages 18-35 and pre-lingually implanted. Exclusion Criteria: * Any child implanted post-lingually
Interventions
- OtherSingle-Electrode Pulse Train
AIM 2 - Stimuli will be presented on one of three electrodes (apical, middle, and basal) at an amplitude between 10 and 100% dynamic range in µAs in 10% dynamic range steps. Stimulation will be delivered at a rate of 1000 pps. The process will be repeated in random order until 20 loudness estimates are obtained for each stimulus (3 electrodes x 2 rates x 10 amplitudes) for each subject. The dynamic range will be determined by measuring the maximum acceptable loudness (MAL) and threshold for each of the stimuli. MAL will be measured by slowly raising the current level for each stimulus until the subject reports that it is as loud as they are willing to accept without becoming uncomfortably loud.
- OtherModulation Detection Threshold (MDT) and Gap Detection Tasks
AIM 1 - MDT will be set at 150 Hz. Testing will be conducted in soundfield in a sound booth at 60 dB Sound Pressure Level (SPL) while the participant listens with both implants adjusted to user setting.
- OtherSound coding strategy.
Aim3 - Spectral-temporally modulated ripple test (SMRT), Quick Spectral Modulation Detection (QSMD), Modulation Detection, Gap Detection. CNC words will be set in quiet and Az-Bio/BabyBio sentences in quiet and multi-talker babble (+10 and +5 dB SNR) using both the subject's clinical map and the new reduced channels map. Tests will be presented in the soundfield at 60 dB SPL
- OtherElectric-only spectral resolution
Location
- NYU Langone HealthNew York, New York