title: Benefits of the HiRes 120 coding strategy combined with the Harmony processor in an adult European multicentre study.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The Harmony processor was found to be reliable, comfortable and offered a substantially increased battery life compared with the previous generation processor. No significant improvement in speech understanding with HiRes was demonstrated from objective measures, but the majority of subjects showed a clear subjective preference for the combination HiRes 120/Harmony processor.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate experience with the Harmony™ sound processor, together with the HiRes 120 strategy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postlingually deafened adults implanted with a CII or HiRes 90K were included and divided into three groups: (1) experienced users using the Platinum body-worn processor; (2) experienced users who had been using other processors; (3) new users with the Harmony processor from first fitting. The latter group entered a randomized crossover protocol where half were initially fitted with HiRes and half with HiRes 120. The initial strategy was used for 3 months and the alternative for a further 3 months. Speech perception tests and questionnaires were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 65 subjects. Implementing HiRes 120 was straightforward. The speech test group results did not show significant differences between HiRes and HiRes 120. However, the questionnaires showed significantly higher ratings for HiRes 120 in some instances. Subjects were highly satisfied with the Harmony processor.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013067:Speech Perception