Cochlear Implant Electrostimulation and the Influence on the Vestibular Organ
Deafness UnilateralDeafness4 moreThere is evidence that the sensor function of the utricle in patients with bilateral labyrinthine dysfunction (bilateral vestibulopathy) may improve balance under the influence of high frequency basal stimulation of the cochlea. The aim of the study is to measure the possible co-stimulation of the utricle (which is determined by the SVV) by tonotopic (frequency-specific) cochlear stimulation and thus to objectify whether the stimulation of the auditory nerve in CI patients also leads to an unavoidable co-stimulation of the vestibular system.
Evaluation of Cochlear Baha 5 SuperPower Sound Processor on the Baha Attract System
Single Sided Sensorineural DeafnessMixed Hearing Loss1 moreThe aim of this clinical investigation is to evaluate objective and subjective hearing performance with the Cochlear Baha 5 SuperPower Sound Processor on the Baha Attract System, compared to the unaided hearing performance. Comparison of audiological test results with the same sound processor on a Baha Softband will also be performed. Short term safety parameters will be collected.
Study of Binaural Squelch Effect in Unilateral Otosclerosis
Otosclerosis of Middle EarUnilateral Hearing LossPatients with unilateral transmission hypoacusis due to otosclerosis undergoing stapedectomy surgery will be prospectively included. They will be undergoing a free field vocal audiometry using the Oldenburg MATRIX software to evaluated the squelch effect gain between audiometry before and after 9months after surgery. Our hypothesis is to show a squelch effect with the rehabilitation of the binaural audition.
Efficacy of the Bone-anchored Hearing Aid for Unilateral Deafness
Unilateral DeafnessThe purpose of this 3-year prospective investigation is to examine the short-term and long-term (1 year)efficacy of the bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) in adults with single sided deafness
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of the Central Auditory System After Single Sided Deafness...
Unilateral Hearing LossThe objective is to study the relation between the reorganization of the central auditory system, and the psychophysical deficits in binaural hearing in subjects with single sided deafness.
Unilateral Blindness/ Unilateral Deafness-relation to Neck Pain
Neck PainUnilateral Blindness1 moreNeck pain is a common complaint in the general population affecting 10-15% of the general population. females more than men. Known risk factors are: Trauma, Repetitive lifting of heavy objects at work, driving vibrating vehicles, frequents diving from boards and smoking. No study dealt with the possible role of unilateral loss of vision or hearing as a risk factor for the development of neck pain. Intuitively, one might suspect that unilateral blindness or deafness will lead to a tilted position of the head, in order to cover a better visual/audio field. This position, in time, might lead to the development of neck pain. Our hypothesis is that patients with unilateral blindness/deafness will suffer from neck pain more frequently than the general population.
Use of RM Technology in Pediatric BAI Recipients
Hearing LossUnilateralThe purpose of this research study is to learn about the hearing outcomes of children with conductive hearing loss who are treated with bone conductive devices and their outcomes with remote microphone technology.
Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Center Study of SSD Using Med-El Cochlear Implants
Hearing LossUnilateral2 moreThe purpose of this study is to understand the speech perception in noise and in quiet and localization benefits in a laboratory setting in listeners that receive a cochlear implant in an ear with severe to profound hearing loss and have normal, or near-normal hearing in the opposite ear. We will also evaluate the functional benefit of restoring hearing to the impaired ear via questionnaires that subjects will be answering while listening in their natural environment.
Investigating Hearing With Ponto 3 SuperPower, a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid - Investigating Hear...
Hearing LossConductive8 moreThe study is part of the Post Market Clinical Follow (PMCF) activity. The investigational device is the CE-marked Ponto 3 SuperPower (available on the market since December 2016) already fitted to the subjects, and data is collected retrospectively from clinical routine visits. The study is a retrospective study. Therefore there will be no study visits for treatment or follow-up in the study. Subject inclusion for this clinical investigation will be performed among subjects who has been fitted with the Ponto 3 SuperPower. To have a wide representative selection of subjects, enrollment will be spread over the 4 years since the device was available on the market since December 2016. The endpoints in the study will investigate the improvement of hearing with the Ponto 3 SuperPower. The data will be collected from the subjects in the time period from the clinical routine visit where the Ponto 3 SuperPower where fitted or just prior, and from the clinical routine visit following the fitting, where audiologic fitting follow-up procedures are performed (approximately 3 months).