Personalized Sound Processor Tuning for New Cochlear Implant Users
Part of Brain & nervous system, Ear, nose & throat clinical trials.
This study tests a personalized way to program your cochlear implant sound processor based on your unique ear anatomy. It's for adults who have recently received a MED-EL implant and haven't turned it on yet.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You lost your hearing after learning to speak, and the loss is severe to profound in the ear with the implant.
- You have a MED-EL cochlear implant with a Flex28, FlexSoft, or Standard electrode.
- You have not yet turned on your new audio processor for the first time.
- You have had a CT scan after surgery showing the implant's position, and had hearing tests before surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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