Publications by authors named "Thalma Shpak"

Objective: Setting the optimal rate of stimulation for individual cochlear implant recipients is critical to the successful functional outcome of cochlear implantation. In the absence of an objective methodology, cochlear implants are currently fitted by means of a time-consuming (and therefore expensive) trial-and-error process of limited accuracy. The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible relationship between the patient's subjectively preferred stimulation rate and an objective measurement of auditory nerve recovery time.

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Objective: Setting the optimal rate of stimulation for individual cochlear implant recipients is critical to the successful functional outcome of cochlear implantation. In the absence of an objective methodology, cochlear implants are currently fitted by means of a time-consuming (and therefore expensive) trial-and-error process of limited accuracy. The aim of this study was to evaluate a possible relationship between the patient's subjectively preferred stimulation rate and an objective measurement of auditory nerve recovery time.

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Objectives: To evaluate sound localization ability in patients with unilateral cochlear implant, who do not wear a hearing aid on the contralateral ear, and to try to improve this ability by training.

Setting: Tertiary academic referral center.

Methods: In the initial test, patients were exposed to sound stimuli from different directions and were asked to localize them.

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