Journal article
The Relationship Between EAP and EABR Thresholds and Levels Used to Program the Nucleus 24 Speech Processor: Data from Adults
Ear and hearing, Vol.21(2), pp.151-163
04/2000
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-200004000-00009
PMID: 10777022
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between electrically evoked whole nerve action potential (EAP) and electrical auditory brain stem response (EABR) thresholds and MAP threshold (T-level) and maximum comfort level (C-level) for subjects who use the Nucleus 24 cochlear implant system.
DESIGN:Forty-four adult Nucleus 24 cochlear implant users participated in this study. EAP thresholds were recorded using the Neural Response Telemetry System developed by Cochlear Corporation. EABR thresholds were measured for a subset of 14 subjects using standard evoked potential techniques. These physiologic thresholds were collected on a set of five electrodes spaced across the cochlea, and were then compared with behavioral measures of T-level and C-level used to program the speech processor.
RESULTS:EAP thresholds were correlated with MAP T- and C-levels; however, the correlation was not strong. A technique for improving the correlation by combining measures of T- and C-levels made on one electrode with the EAP thresholds was presented. Correlations between predicted and measured T- and C-levels using this technique were 0.83 and 0.77, respectively. Similar results were obtained using the EABR thresholds for a smaller set of subjects. In general, EABR thresholds were recorded at levels that were approximately 4.7 programming units lower than EAP thresholds.
CONCLUSIONS:Either EAP or EABR thresholds can be used in combination with a limited amount of behavioral information to predict MAP T- and C-levels with reasonable accuracy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Relationship Between EAP and EABR Thresholds and Levels Used to Program the Nucleus 24 Speech Processor: Data from Adults
- Creators
- Carolyn Brown - Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology (C.J.B., B.L., P.J.A.), and Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (C.J.B., M.L.H., P.J.A., A.W., J.G.), University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaMichelle HughesBetty LukPaul AbbasAbigail WolaverJonathan Gervais
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ear and hearing, Vol.21(2), pp.151-163
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1097/00003446-200004000-00009
- PMID
- 10777022
- ISSN
- 0196-0202
- eISSN
- 1538-4667
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2000
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002479702771
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