Fine structure processing improves speech perception as well as objective and subjective benefits in pediatric MED-EL COMBI 40+ users

A Lorens, M Zgoda, A Obrycka, H Skarżynski - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Presently, there are only few studies examining the benefits of fine structure
information in coding strategies. Against this background, this study aims to assess the
objective and subjective performance of children experienced with the C40+ cochlear
implant using the CIS+ coding strategy who were upgraded to the OPUS 2 processor using
FSP and HDCIS. METHODS: In this prospective study, 60 children with more than 3.5 years
of experience with the C40+ cochlear implant were upgraded to the OPUS 2 processor and …