New Algorithms to Signal Processing for Speech Enhancement in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients.

A Feasibility, Prospective, Repeated-measures Investigation of Hearing Outcomes With New Pre-processing Speech Enhancement Algorithms Compared to Standard-of-care Algorithms in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

The purpose of this clinical investigation is to develop pre-processing strategies to enhance speech and reduce noise for CI listeners. The Clinical Investigation will be comprised of several arms which will aim to optimize speech enhancement algorithms, to improve real-world functionality, and to incorporate them efficiently into CI speech processors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• User of an approved Nucleus cochlear implant.
• User of the ACE (Advanced Combination Encoder) sound processing strategy.
• Aged 18 years or older (no upper age limit).
• Able to score 20% or more at +10 dB SNR or have an adaptive Speech Recognition Threshold (SRT) of 12 dB or less CI alone on a sentence in babble test.*
• Fluent speaker in the language used to assess speech perception performance, as determined by the investigator.
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
• ≥3 months post cochlear implant activation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation as determined by the Investigator.
• Additional health factors, known to the investigator, that would prevent or restrict participation in the audiological evaluations.
• Investigator site personnel directly affiliated with this study and/or the investigator's immediate families; immediate family is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or sibling.
• Cochlear employees or employees of Contract Research Organizations or contractors engaged by Cochlear for the purposes of this investigation.
• Current participation, or participation in another interventional clinical study/trial in the past 30 days, involving an investigational drug or device (unless the other investigation was/is a Cochlear sponsored investigation and determined by the investigator or Sponsor to not impact this investigation).