Channel discrimination along all contacts of the cochlear implant electrode array and its relation to speech perception.
Jan Dirk BiesheuvelJeroen J BriaireMonique A M de JongStefan BoehringerJohan H M FrijnsPublished in: International journal of audiology (2019)
The large variations in Dα score emphasise the importance of testing pitch discrimination across the complete electrode array. The relationship between Dα score and speech perception indicates that pitch discrimination might be a contributing factor to the performance of individual implant users.