ArticlePloS one2016
Monaural Beamforming in Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users: Effect of (A)symmetric Directivity and Noise Type.
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- Learning Effects of the Dutch/Flemish Matrix Test for Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users.Audiology & neuro-otology · 2026Article
- The Effect of Binaural Beamforming Technology on Mandarin Speech Recognition in Babble Noise for Bimodal Hearing CI users.Journal of otology · 2025Article
- Extending the audiogram with loudness growth: The complementarity of electric and acoustic hearing in bimodal patients.PloS one · 2023Article
- Modelling speech reception thresholds and their improvements due to spatial noise reduction algorithms in bimodal cochlear implant users.Hearing research · 2022Article
- Self-assessment of unilateral and bimodal cochlear implant experiences in daily life.PloS one · 2020Article
- Speech Intelligibility and Spatial Release From Masking Improvements Using Spatial Noise Reduction Algorithms in Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingArticle
- Beamforming and Single-Microphone Noise Reduction: Effects on Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Speech Recognition of Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate monaural beamforming in bimodally aided cochlear implant (CI) users.
designThe study enrolled twelve adult bimodal listeners with at least six months of CI-experience and using a contralateral hearing aid (HA) most of the daytime. Participants were uniformly fitted with the same CI speech processor and HA, giving access to an identical monaural beamformer in both ears. A within-subject repeated measures design evaluated three directional configurations [omnidirectional, asymmetric directivity (in CI alone) and symmetric directivity (in both CI and HA)] in two noise types [stationary and fluctuating]. Bimodal speech reception thresholds (SRT) as well as listening effort ratings were assessed in a diffuse noise field.
resultsSymmetric monaural beamforming provided a significant SRT improvement of 2.6 dB SNR, compared to 1.6 dB SNR for asymmetric monaural beamforming. Directional benefits were similarly observed in stationary and fluctuating noise. Directivity did not contribute to less listening effort in addition to improvement in speech intelligibility. Bimodal performance was about 7 dB SNR worse in fluctuating than in stationary noise.
conclusionsMonaural beamforming provided substantial benefit for speech intelligibility in noise for bimodal listeners. The greatest benefit occurred when monaural beamforming was activated symmetrically in both CI and HA. Monaural beamforming does not bridge the gap between bimodal and normal hearing performance, especially in fluctuating noise. Results advocate further bimodal co-operation.
trial registrationThis trial was registered in www.trialregister.nl under number NTR4901.
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