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

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GesmbH

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patient (>= 18 years old) speaking French

Patient who fulfils the criteria for cochlear implantation

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • FS4 then TFS4 (cochlear implant)
  • TFS4 then FS4 (cochlear implant)

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups