title: Speech Recognition of Bimodal Cochlear Implant Recipients Using a Wireless Audio Streaming Accessory for the Telephone.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goals of the present investigation were (1) to evaluate recognition of recorded speech presented over a mobile telephone for a group of adult bimodal cochlear implant users, and (2) to measure the potential benefits of wireless hearing assistance technology (HAT) for mobile telephone speech recognition using bimodal stimulation (i.e., a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid on the other ear).
  
  
  METHODS
  A three-by-two-way repeated measures design was used to evaluate mobile telephone sentence-recognition performance differences obtained in quiet and in noise with and without the wireless HAT accessory coupled to the hearing aid alone, CI sound processor alone, and in the bimodal condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Outpatient cochlear implant clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixteen bimodal users with Nucleus 24, Freedom, CI512, or CI422 cochlear implants participated in this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Performance was measured with and without the use of a wireless HAT for the telephone used with the hearing aid alone, CI alone, and bimodal condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  CNC word recognition in quiet and in noise with and without the use of a wireless HAT telephone accessory in the hearing aid alone, CI alone, and bimodal conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results suggested that the bimodal condition gave significantly better speech recognition on the mobile telephone with the wireless HAT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A wireless HAT for the mobile telephone provides bimodal users with significant improvement in word recognition in quiet and in noise over the mobile telephone.
authors.affiliation: *Hearts for Hearing Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma †Speech and Hearing Department, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jace
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Mila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schafer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D040421:Cell Phone; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013060:Speech; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*