ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2019
Musical Sound Quality as a Function of the Number of Channels in Modern Cochlear Implant Recipients.
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Electrode Placement Factors and Their Impact on Spectral Resolution in Pediatric and Adult Cochlear Implant Users.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2025Article
- Enhancing Musical Experiences for Cochlear Implant Users: Insights From the 2024 International Fall Cochlear Implant Meeting.Otology & neurotology open · 2025Article
- Cochlear Implant Electrode Placement and Music Perception.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2025Article
- Effects of the Number of Channels and Channel Stimulation Rate on Speech Recognition and Sound Quality Using Precurved Electrode Arrays.American journal of audiology · 2023Article
- Speech recognition as a function of the number of channels for Mid-Scala electrode array recipients.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2022Article
- Speech recognition as a function of the number of channels for an array with large inter-electrode distances.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2021Article
- Evaluating Selective Apical Electrode Deactivation for Improving Cochlear Implant Outcomes.Trends in hearingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined musical sound quality (SQ) in adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients. The study goals were to determine: the number of channels needed for high levels of musical SQ overall and by musical genre; the impact of device and patient factors on musical SQ ratings; and the relationship between musical SQ, speech recognition, and speech SQ to relate these findings to measures frequently used in clinical protocols.
methodsTwenty-one post-lingually deafened adult CI recipients participated in this study. Electrode placement, including scalar location, average electrode-to-modiolus distance (
resultsCI recipients demonstrated continuous improvement in qualitative judgments of musical SQ with up to 10 active electrodes. Participants with straight electrodes placed in scala tympani (ST) and pre-curved electrodes with higher
conclusionModern CI recipients may need more channels for musical SQ than even required for asymptotic speech recognition or speech SQ. These findings may be used to provide clinical guidance for personalized expectations management of music appreciation depending on individual device and patient factors.
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