Noise Susceptibility of Cochlear Implant Users: The Role of Spectral Resolution and Smearing

• Published in: Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 19 - 27
• Main Authors: Fu, Qian-Jie, Nogaki, Geraldine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2005; Springer-Verlag
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Adult; Aged; Audiometry; Cochlear Implants; Deafness - therapy; Humans; Middle Aged; Noise; Original; Perceptual Masking; Speech Perception

The latest-generation cochlear implant devices provide many deaf patients with good speech recognition in quiet listening conditions. However, speech recognition deteriorates rapidly as the level of background noise increases. Previous studies have shown that, for cochlear implant users, the absence...