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Audiometric Testing for Music Perception

Summary

Lead Inventors: Jaclyn B. Spitzer, Ph.D., Dean MancusoProblem or Unmet Need:Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, affects over 10 million persons in the United States and is a major common cause of hearing loss in the elderly. With the development of cochlear implant technology, these devices have allowed regain of partial to full hearing function. Up to this time, the main direction in testing the proper function and settings of cochlear implantation has been in relation to speech recognition abilities. With improvement in implant hardware and processing strategies, there has been a growing interest in musical perception as a dimension that could improve greatly users' quality of life. A novel audiometry test has been developed in order to assess the capability of music discrimination in persons with cochlear implants. This standardized test, the Appreciation of Music in Cochlear Implantees (AMICI) test, is designed to measure the following abilities: discrimination of music versus noise; identification of musical instruments (from a closed set); identification of musical styles (from a closed set); and recognition of individual musical pieces (open set). This audiometric test broadly complements the current battery of hearing tests by assessing the unique modality of music appreciation.

Technology Benefits

Novel test that measures music appreciation as a modality -- no other test available Directly addresses a quality of life issue Standardized testing

Technology Application

Music appreciation testing for patients with cochlear implants -- can be used to optimize implant type and settings Pre-implant evaluation to optimize implant selection Diagnosis of presbycusis or other hearing dysfunction Diagnostic testing for the followup care and monitoring of hearing status

Detailed Technology Description

A novel audiometry test has been developed in order to assess the capability of music discrimination in persons with cochlear implants. This standardized test, the Appreciation of Music in Cochlear Implantees (AMICI) test, is designed to measure the ...

Country/Region

USA

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