Hearing Performance Benefits of a Programmable Power Baha® Sound Processor with a Directional Microphone for Patients with a Mixed Hearing Loss
| Autor: | Mark C. Flynn, Annelen Hedin, Glenn Halvarsson, Tobias Good, Andre Sadeghi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 5, Iss Suppl 1, Pp S76-S81 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1976-8710 2005-0720 07794185 |
| DOI: | 10.3342/ceo.2012.5.S1.S76 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesNew signal processing technologies have recently become available for Baha® sound processors. These technologies have led to an increase in power and to the implementation of directional microphones. For any new technology, it is important to evaluate the degree of benefit under different listening situations.MethodsTwenty wearers of the Baha osseointegrated hearing system participated in the investigation. The control sound processor was the Baha Intenso and the test sound processor was the Cochlear™ Baha® BP110power. Performance was evaluated in terms of free-field audibility with narrow band noise stimuli. Speech recognition of monosyllabic phonetically balanced (PB) words in quiet was performed at three intensity settings (50, 65, and 80 dB sound pressure level [SPL]) with materials presented at 0 degrees azimuth. Speech recognition of sentences in noise using the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in an adaptive framework was performed with speech from 0 degrees and noise held constant at 65 dB SPL from 180 degrees. Testing was performed in both the omni and directional microphone settings. Loudness growth was assessed in randomly presented 10 dB steps between 30 and 90 dB SPL to narrow band noise stimuli at 500 Hz and 3,000 Hz.ResultsThe test sound processor had significantly improved high frequency audibility (3,000-8,000 Hz). Speech recognition of PB words in quiet at three different intensity levels (50, 65, and 80 dB SPL) indicated a significant difference in terms of level (P0.05). Speech recognition of sentences in noise demonstrated a 2.5 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvement in performance for the test sound processor. The directional microphone provided an additional 2.3 dB SNR improvement in speech recognition (P |
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