Training spatial hearing in unilateral cochlear implant users through reaching to sounds in virtual reality.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Use of unilateral cochlear implant (UCI) is associated with limited spatial hearing skills. Evidence that training these abilities in UCI user is possible remains limited. In this study, we assessed whether a Spatial training based on hand-reaching to sounds performed in virtual reality improves spatial hearing abilities in UCI users METHODS: Using a crossover randomized clinical trial, we compared the effects of a Spatial training protocol with those of a Non-Spatial control training. We tested 17 UCI users in a head-pointing to sound task and in an audio-visual attention orienting task, before and after each training.
Study is recorded in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04183348).

Results

During the Spatial VR training, sound localization errors in azimut

SUBMITTER: Valzolgher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10313844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature