Comparison in New Cochlear Implanted Subjects of a Tonotopy-based Bimodal Fitting and a Conventional Fitting

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Conditions studied: Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral, Bilateral Hearing Loss

In brief

Main objective: For a bimodal fitting (hearing aid (HA) + cochlear implant (CI)): Comparison of a tonotopy based fitting strategy (TFS4) to a default fitting strategy (FS4) for the speech recognition in noise. Secondary objectives: Comparison of TFS4 to FS4 for speech recognition in quiet. Comparison of TFS4 to FS4 for the auditory skills experienced by the subject.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05955469

Run by

MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GesmbH

People needed

20

Starts

2024-11-05

Expected to finish

2027-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patient (>= 18 years old) speaking French
• Patient who fulfils the criteria for cochlear implantation

You may not qualify if…

• retro-cochlear pathology: auditory neuropathy, vestibular schwannoma
• patient with residual hearing < 70 dB hearing level (HL) at 500 Hz and 1000 Hz on the contralateral ear

Where it is running

• CHU Saint-Etienne — Saint-Etienne, France (enrolling)

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