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The proposed studies will investigate the effect of auditory attention on speech comprehension, its relation to listening effort, and the effect of hearing loss on these processes.
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that free field word recognition scores in quiet and noise with CI *ON* are significantly better than the best aided pre-implant scores in the ear to be implanted (contralateral ear plugged)…
Post-market clinical follow-up of a magnetic bone conduction implant (Cochlear Baha® Attract System)
This post-market clinical follow-up investigation aims to evaluate the usability and the mid- to long-term performance of the Baha Attract System in terms of hearing outcomes and safety. The objective is to compare the hearing performance with the…
The purpose of this study is the validity and applicability of an objective internet screening test appropriate for the detection of occupational noise-induced hearing loss, that can be performed in a remote setting (at home or at work).
The primary objective of the study is to investigate which cognitive abilities predict amount and time-course of individual improvement in speech understanding performance within the first three months after cochlear implant activation. The primary…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of hearing impairment amongst dentists who are working in the Netherlands.
The objective of this study is to identify the effect of musical experience and training on the perception of speech in quiet and in noise, as well as on perception of music-related stimuli, such as, pitch, timbre, emotion and melody recognition, in…
The aim of this study is to validate known, and identify novel allelic variants which may play a role in the risk of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in a substantial international cohort of children diagnosed with cancer.
The first sub-project (part 1) aims to identify and characterize realistic dynamic scenarios in which speech communication takes place. In the second sub-project (part 2) we will investigate speech recognition performance in those realistic dynamic…
The general goal of our study is to unravel the anatomical and functional correlates of tinnitus in the human brain using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We will use a high-field (7 T) MRI scanner and obtain a) detailed…
Objective: The main objective of this project is to unravel the mechanisms explaining the pupil dilation response during listening and hearing-related stress, and relate these factors to daily-life communication and psychosocial health. The…
The aim of this study is to gain insight into speech discrimination abilities of teenagers, by the use of the online speech-in-noise test, Earcheck. The main objective is to explore the relation of SRT scores with age, gender, and education level.…
The main objective is to identify the source of the *musician effect*, particularly for speech perception. The underlying processes involved and individual differences in different groups of participants in speech and music perception, both in quiet…
1) Can changes in functional brain networks in patients with and without hallucinations from several psychiatric, neurological, and perceptual disorders be detected? And if so, what is the pattern of change in these diseases?2) Are specific changes…
The purpose of this study is the improvement of sound material for the Sound-Ear-Check by focusing on the acoustical analysis and the validation of the Sound-Ear-Check, among adult participants and children with normal-hearing abilities and hearing-…
The main goal of the study is to optimize the perception of vocal characteristics through a cochlear implant. It will span a number of aspects: psychophysical characterisation, its relation to speaker discrimination, its relation to single voice…
To validate the Extended Speech Transmission Index (ESTI) model for fluctuating noise in reverberant conditions in both normal hearing and hearing impaired subjects
In this project, we will investigate the effect of motivation, as manipulated by the level of (monetary) reward, on listening effort (as measured with the pupil dilation response) and performance, while listening to speech in different types of…
Part 1: To develop a child friendly method to balance bilateral input with regard to loudness and to assess the effect of this so-called bilateral loudness balancing on speech perception in noise and localization. This child friendly method with…
The purpose of this study is to understand the complex dynamics between hearing impairment and aging for auditory perception.