Investigating Quick Speech-in-Noise Comprehension in Adult Bimodal Users

Javad Fakhri; Nematollah Rouhbakhsh; Reza Hoseinabadi; Farzaneh Fatahi; Mahsa Sepehernejad; Zohreh Roghani

doi:10.18502/jmr.v15i3.7736

Javad Fakhri Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nematollah Rouhbakhsh Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza Hoseinabadi Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzaneh Fatahi Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa Sepehernejad Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zohreh Roghani Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jmr.v15i3.7736

Abstract

Introduction: The use of cochlear implants, due to technological limitations, causes problems in speech comprehension in the presence of noise. This study aimed to evaluate the speech-in- noise (SIN) comprehension with emphasis on high-frequency components between users of different bimodal adult.

Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 33 adult participants with a mean age of 36 years using bimodal (cochlear implant in one ear and hearing aid in another ear: CI/HA) style of different companies. Quick SIN with emphasis on high-frequency components was performed on the participants using an audiometer, an amplifier, and one speaker.

Results: Comparing the average percentage of correct answers from the word recognition test in the presence of noise in bimodal users showed that the Cochlear brand provides a better signal-to-noise (SNR) compare to other brands. Our result shows that bimodal users of Advance bionic and Med-El groups have better performance in speech recognition than other brands.

Conclusion: Bimodal users of Advance bionic and Med-El have better SNR loss than other brands. Besides, further studies on different ages can be helpful to make the right decision in this regard.