Performance with a new bone conduction implant audio processor in patients with single-sided deafness.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The SAMBA 2 BB audio processor for the BONEBRIDGE bone conduction implant features a new automatic listening environment detection to focus on target speech and to reduce interfering speech and background noises. The aim of this study was to evaluate the audiological benefit of the SAMBA 2 BB (AP2) and to compare it with its predecessor SAMBA BB (AP1).

Methods

Prospective within-subject comparison study. We compared the aided sound field hearing thresholds, speech understanding in quiet (Freiburg monosyllables), and speech understanding in noise (Oldenburg sentence test) with the AP1 and AP2. Each audio processor was worn for 2 weeks before assessment and seven users with single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD) participated in the study. For speech understanding in

SUBMITTER: Wimmer W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10313841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature