Impact of Music Therapy on Speech Intelligibility in Noise With Cochlear Implants
Armina Kreuzer
30 participants
Jun 11, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The aim of this clinical study is to investigate whether six months of music therapy immediately after CI implantation helps to improve speech intelligibility in noise. To investigate the effect of music therapy, a randomized study will be conducted with a "start group A" and a "delayed group" B (control group 1). Group A will start six months of music therapy immediately after cochlear implantation, group B six months later. A further control group 2 will not receive any music therapy. The speech intelligibility values resulting from the OLSA sentence test will be compared between the three groups after six and twelve months.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Patient aged between 18-85 years
- Patients who undergo a new CI Implantation
- Patients who speak German as their main language
Exclusion Criteria1
- \. Patients with congenital deafness
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Interventions
The music therapy is specially designed for the rehabilitation of CI-patients. It focuses on learning to distinguish different sound sources, especially when they occur at the same time. Training involves familiarization with different aspects of music such as rhythm, melody, and pitch while at the same time also getting to know the sound of different musical instruments, including singing. The training is also aimed at learning to concentrate on spoken instructions while the music is going on. This latter aim is fundamental to the goal of this study and plays a central role in the therapy.
Group C consists of persons who do not receive any music therapy after Cochlear Implantation.
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NCT06734897