Upgrade to Nucleus 6 in Previous Generation Cochlear™ Sound Processor Recipients.

Background: The Nucleus 6 sound processor is now compatible with the Nucleus 22 (CI22M)-Cochlear's first generation cochlear implant. The Nucleus 6 offers three new signal processing algorithms that purportedly facilitate improved hearing in background noise.

Purpose: These studies were designed to evaluate listening performance and user satisfaction with the Nucleus 6 sound processor.

Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation With Hearing Preservation: Effect of Cochlear Implant Low-Frequency Cutoff on Speech Understanding and Perceived Listening Difficulty.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the effect of electric and acoustic overlap for speech understanding in typical listening conditions using semidiffuse noise.

Design: This study used a within-subjects, repeated measures design including 11 experienced adult implant recipients (13 ears) with functional residual hearing in the implanted and nonimplanted ear. The aided acoustic bandwidth was fixed and the low-frequency cutoff for the cochlear implant (CI) was varied systematically.

Clinical Outcomes of the Cochlear™ Nucleus(®) 5 Cochlear Implant System and SmartSound™ 2 Signal Processing.

Background: While published data exist regarding cochlear implant (CI) outcomes from large academic programs, evidence of benefit based on national, multicenter clinical trials is needed for information regarding typical patient outcomes of devices implanted by U.S. centers representing larger academic to smaller hospital-based programs.

The history of Cochlear™ Nucleus sound processor upgrades: 30 years and counting.

To review developments in sound processors over the past 30 years that have resulted in significant improvements in outcomes for Nucleus recipients.