Perception of music in patients with auditory bimodal stimulation

Authors

  • Jorge Humberto Martins Audiologista do Serviço de ORL do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Mestre em Ciências da Fala e da Audição, Portugal
  • R. Cortesão Médico Especialista de ORL do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Portugal
  • Fernando Rodrigues Anterior director de Serviço de ORL do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Portugal
  • Manuel Filipe Rodrigues Anterior director de Serviço de ORL do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Portugal
  • Carlos Ribeiro Director de Serviço de ORL do Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.32

Keywords:

Cochlear Implant, Hearing aid, Bimodal stimulation, music

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the improvement of music perception ability in cochlear implant patients that maintain profitable residual hearing on the opposite side of implanted ear by fitting a hearing aid. We present the preliminary results of a study of the perception of music in patients implanted with bimodal stimulation, which involves the ENT Departments in 9 European hospitals: Lyon, Brescia, Tygerberg, LIZA/Antwerp, Frankfurt, Pisa, Ankara, Istanbul and ENT Department of the Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra.

How to Cite

Martins, J. H., Cortesão, R., Rodrigues, F., Rodrigues, M. F., & Ribeiro, C. (2009). Perception of music in patients with auditory bimodal stimulation. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 47(1), 10–14. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.32

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Original Article