NEWS on ear implants
Träger von Cochlea-Implantaten nehmen stimmliche Emotionen schlechter wahr
Während Normalhörende Klangfarbe und Tonhöhe in einem ähnlichen Ausmaß bei der Erkennung nutzen konnten, orientierten sich die Implantatträgerinnen und -träger verstärkt an der Klangfarbe. Einige von ihnen können sie sehr gut nutzen, um stimmliche Emotionen zu erkennen Die Nutzer eines Cochlea-Implantats, denen die Wahrnehmung von stimmlichen Emotionen leichter fiel, berichteten...
Parameter-Specific Morphing Reveals Contributions of Timbre to the Perception of Vocal Emotions in Cochlear Implant Users
Research on cochlear implants (CIs) has focused on speech comprehension, with little research on perception of vocal emotions. We compared emotion perception in CI users and normal-hearing (NH) individuals, using parameter-specific voice morphing. Results: Unsurprisingly, CI users as a group showed lower performance in vocal emotion perception overall. Importantly, while...
Auditory brainstem implants – hearing restoration in congenitally deaf children
Children born deaf can learn to hear and speak with a cochlear implant (CI). If implantation of a CI is impossible for anatomical reasons, the auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is the only surgical alternative for hearing rehabilitation. Calculations show that about 5-45 children in Germany could be eligible for this...
Implants: When technology makes sense – quite literally
Disease, injury, or a condition you were born with – reasons why some people must live without one or several of their five senses. Fortunately, there are many modern sensory aids that help replace one sense with another, which is especially the case when it comes to vision and hearing....
Hearing with a Vestibular Implant
Posture, Gait, Quality of Life, and Hearing with a Vestibular Implant Bilateral vestibular hypofunction is associated with chronic disequilibrium, postural instability, and unsteady gait owing to failure of vestibular reflexes that stabilize the eyes, head, and body. A vestibular implant may be effective in alleviating symptoms. Six months and 1...
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