The smaller the frequency-to-place mismatch the better the hearing outcomes in cochlear implant recipients?
Griet MertensPaul Van de HeyningOlivier VandervekenVedat TopsakalVincent Van RompaeyPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
The study findings support the idea of minimizing the frequency-to-place mismatch in CI recipients in order to pursue better initial speech perception in noise. Further research is needed to investigate the prospect of tonotopic fitting strategies based upon postoperative CT images of the exact locations of the electrode contacts.