Fine Structure Processing Survey
A clinical trial incorporating MED-EL’s FineHearing™ sound coding strategy demonstrated statistically significant improvements in hearing in noisy environments and in music enjoyment, two areas of hearing that have presented challenges for cochlear implant users.1
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Music Appreciation in Experienced MED-EL Cochlear Implant Users Switching to the New Fine Structure Processing ™ Coding Strategy |
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A questionnaire of patients (n=46) who participated in the Fine Structure Processing clinical trial showed:2
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91% |
of the subjects reported that, in general, music sounds pleasant with their cochlear implant
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82% |
report listening to music every week, if not every day
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65% |
report improved enjoyment of familiar music, while
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59% |
report improved enjoyment of music that is unfamiliar
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62% |
report that they are better able to recognize familiar melodies |
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62% |
report improved ability to recognize individual instruments in a known piece of music
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67% |
report that music sounds more natural and 64% report that it sounds fuller or more resonant | |
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Everyday Listening Abilities in Experience
MED-EL Cochlear Implant Users Switching to the New Fine Structure Processing™ Coding Strategy |
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A questionnaire of patients (n=46) who participated in the Fine Structure Processing clinical trial showed:3 |
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understood both male and female voices better in everyday noisy environments
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More than half |
reported improvement in speech understanding while listening in group situations
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72% |
of the group used the phone (n=33); approximately half of these patients experienced improvement while talking with familiar speakers
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Half |
reported improved understanding of the television
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Half |
reported better understanding of passengers while driving in the car | |
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Telephone Use and Understanding
in Patients with Cochlear Implants. |
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A telephone use study conducted by an independent cochlear implant center indicated that the majority of MED‑EL cochlear implant users (85 percent) are able to use a standard or cellular telephone.4 | |
1,2,3 Final Report: FS1 Clinical Investigation CRD2005CIP001. Data on file at MED-EL.
4 Adams JS, Hasenstab MS, Pippin GW, Sismanis A. (2004). Telephone use and understanding in patients with cochlear implants. Ear Nose Throat J.;83(2):96, 99-100, 102-3.
