CROS or BiCROS technology are nowadays essential devices for people with unilateral or asymmetrical hearing loss. CROS hearing solutions treat unilateral deafness, i.e. they are used when the side with better hearing is normal, and a BiCROS application, when the better hearing side requires amplification. Most of the time, in the first case when one side's hearing is normal, subjects prefer to do without this solution, as they have been accustomed for many years to hearing only from one ear. In this thesis we will first of all explore what the binaural effect is and what advantages there are, the summation of binaural loudness, selective listening, ITD (interaural difference) and the head masking effect. The main topic will then be the Matrix Sentence Test, carried out thanks to the collaboration of 10 experienced CROS or BiCROS wearers, the test was carried out first without and then with the Cros systems by sending phonetic material associated with a noise disturbance frontally, in order to assess the efficiency of these devices and the benefits on speech comprehension in noise situations, comparing the results obtained without and with prosthetic aid. We will also test whether the microphone directionality present in CROS models equipped with Stereozoom has any advantages over classical directionality; and then focus on speech discrimination in everyday life by means of a questionnaire submitted to the 10 subjects to assess their quality of life. The aim of this thesis is, firstly, to verify the clinical benefits and efficiency of the CROS systems, and then to focus on the processing of the data obtained through the Matrix test and to verify what is the best situation for the patient to benefit most once the devices are worn. With a positive response to the subjective and objective tests performed, it will be possible to state that CROS devices are an effective treatment option for patients with unilateral or asymmetrical hearing loss.
La tecnologia CROS o BiCROS rappresentano ad oggi dispositivi fondamentali per soggetti con ipoacusia unilaterale o assimetrica. Le soluzioni acustiche CROS trattano le sordità monolaterali, ovvero si utilizzano quando il lato con udito migliore è normale, e un'applicazione BiCROS, quando il lato migliore dell'udito richiede un’amplificazione. Il più delle volte, nel primo caso in cui in un lato l’udito è normale i soggetti preferiscono fare a meno di questa soluzione, in quanto abituati ormai da tanti anni a sentire solo da un orecchio. In questa tesi si esplicheranno innanzitutto cos’è l'effetto binaurale e quali vantaggi vi sono, la sommazione della Loudness binaurale, l’ascolto selettivo, la ITD (differenza interaurale) e l’effetto mascheramento della testa. L’argomento principalmente trattato sarà poi il Matrix Sentence Test, realizzato grazie alla collaborazione di 10 soggetti già portatori esperti di tecnologia CROS o BiCROS, il test è stato eseguito prima senza e poi con i sistemi Cros inviando frontalmente materiale fonetico associato a un rumore di disturbo, col fine di valutare l’efficienza di questi dispositivi e i benefici sulla comprensione del parlato in situazioni di rumore, comparando i risultati ottenuti senza e con ausilio protesico. Verificheremo inoltre se la direzionalità microfonica presente nei modelli CROS dotati di Stereozoom abbia dei vantaggi rispetto alle direzionalità classiche; per poi focalizzarsi sulla discriminazione del parlato nella vita di tutti i giorni tramite un questionario sottoposto ai 10 soggetti per valutare la loro qualità di vita. Lo scopo di questa tesi è, innanzitutto, verificare i benefici clinici e l’efficienza dei sistemi CROS, per poi focalizzarsi sull’elaborazione dei dati ottenuti tramite il Matrix test e verificare qual è la migliore situazione per il paziente per trarre maggiore beneficio una volta indossati gli apparecchi. Con una risposta positiva agli esami soggettivi e oggettivi effettuati sarà possibile affermare che i dispositivi CROS sono un'opzione di trattamento efficace per i pazienti con un’ipoacusia unilaterale o assimetrica.
Dispositivi CROS e BiCROS per l’ascolto nel rumore nei soggetti affetti da ipoacusia monolaterale
FOGGIA, RACHELE
2022/2023
Abstract
CROS or BiCROS technology are nowadays essential devices for people with unilateral or asymmetrical hearing loss. CROS hearing solutions treat unilateral deafness, i.e. they are used when the side with better hearing is normal, and a BiCROS application, when the better hearing side requires amplification. Most of the time, in the first case when one side's hearing is normal, subjects prefer to do without this solution, as they have been accustomed for many years to hearing only from one ear. In this thesis we will first of all explore what the binaural effect is and what advantages there are, the summation of binaural loudness, selective listening, ITD (interaural difference) and the head masking effect. The main topic will then be the Matrix Sentence Test, carried out thanks to the collaboration of 10 experienced CROS or BiCROS wearers, the test was carried out first without and then with the Cros systems by sending phonetic material associated with a noise disturbance frontally, in order to assess the efficiency of these devices and the benefits on speech comprehension in noise situations, comparing the results obtained without and with prosthetic aid. We will also test whether the microphone directionality present in CROS models equipped with Stereozoom has any advantages over classical directionality; and then focus on speech discrimination in everyday life by means of a questionnaire submitted to the 10 subjects to assess their quality of life. The aim of this thesis is, firstly, to verify the clinical benefits and efficiency of the CROS systems, and then to focus on the processing of the data obtained through the Matrix test and to verify what is the best situation for the patient to benefit most once the devices are worn. With a positive response to the subjective and objective tests performed, it will be possible to state that CROS devices are an effective treatment option for patients with unilateral or asymmetrical hearing loss.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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