title: Comparison of speech perception performance between the Nucleus 24 and Nucleus 24 Contour cochlear implant systems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the 1-, 3-, and 6-month postoperative speech perception scores obtained by a group of subjects who received the new perimodiolar array (Nucleus Contour) cochlear implant with those obtained by a group of subjects implanted with the straight electrodes of the previous-generation Nucleus 24 device.
  
  
  METHODS
  The speech performance of 10 postlingually deafened adults implanted with the Nucleus Contour device was compared with that of matched controls who received the Nucleus 24 model. Objective measures included word and sentence speech recognition scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients implanted with the Nucleus Contour device obtained significantly higher word and sentence recognition scores after short-term use of the implant compared to those obtained by patients implanted with the Nucleus 24 model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further long-term studies are required to determine whether the Nucleus Contour CI recipients continue to improve over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. andreabacciu@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacciu
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasanisi
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vincenti
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbot
authors.forename: Mariateresa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berghenti
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forli
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berrettini
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bacciu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013067:Speech Perception