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Have cochlear implant, won’t have to travel: introducing telemedicine to people using cochlear implants (2016)
Journal Article
Cullington, H., Kitterick, P. T., DeBold, L., Weal, M., Clarke, N., Newberry, E., & Aubert, L. (2016). Have cochlear implant, won’t have to travel: introducing telemedicine to people using cochlear implants. American Journal of Audiology, 25, https://doi.org/10.1044/2016_AJA-16-0018

Purpose: This paper describes a planned project to design, implement, and evaluate remote care for adults using cochlear implants and compare their outcomes with those following the standard care pathway.Method: Sixty people with cochlear implants wi... Read More about Have cochlear implant, won’t have to travel: introducing telemedicine to people using cochlear implants.

Tinnitus and sleep difficulties after cochlear implantation (2016)
Journal Article
Pierzycki, R. H., Edmondson-Jones, M., Dawes, P., Munro, K. J., Moore, D. R., & Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Tinnitus and sleep difficulties after cochlear implantation. Ear and Hearing, 37(6), Article e402-e408. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000341

OBJECTIVES: To estimate and compare the prevalence of and associations between tinnitus and sleep difficulties in a sample of UK adult cochlear implant users and those identified as potential candidates for cochlear implantation. DESIGN: The study... Read More about Tinnitus and sleep difficulties after cochlear implantation.

Hearing instruments for unilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in adults (2016)
Journal Article
Kitterick, P. T., Smith, S. N., & Lucas, L. (2016). Hearing instruments for unilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in adults. Ear and Hearing, 37(5), https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000313

Objectives: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the nature and quality of the evidence for the use of hearing instruments in adults with a unilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Design:... Read More about Hearing instruments for unilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in adults.

Speech-evoked activation in adult temporal cortex measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS): Are the measurements reliable? (2016)
Journal Article
Wiggins, I. M., Anderson, C. A., Kitterick, P. T., & Hartley, D. E. (2016). Speech-evoked activation in adult temporal cortex measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS): Are the measurements reliable?. Hearing Research, 339, 142-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2016.07.007

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a silent, non-invasive neuroimaging technique that is potentially well suited to auditory research. However, the reliability of auditory-evoked activation measured using fNIRS is largely unknown. The p... Read More about Speech-evoked activation in adult temporal cortex measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS): Are the measurements reliable?.

Personalised long-term follow-up of cochlear implant patients using remote care, compared with those on the standard care pathway: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Cullington, H., Kitterick, P. T., DeBold, L., Weal, M., Clarke, N., Newberry, E., & Aubert, L. (in press). Personalised long-term follow-up of cochlear implant patients using remote care, compared with those on the standard care pathway: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6(5), Article e011342. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011342

Introduction: Many resources are required to provide postoperative care to patients who receive a cochlear implant. The implant service commits to lifetime follow-up. The patient commits to regular adjustment and rehabilitation appointments in the fi... Read More about Personalised long-term follow-up of cochlear implant patients using remote care, compared with those on the standard care pathway: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

EEG activity evoked in preparation for multi-talker listening by adults and children (2016)
Journal Article
Holmes, E., Kitterick, P. T., & Summerfield, A. Q. (in press). EEG activity evoked in preparation for multi-talker listening by adults and children. Hearing Research, 336, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2016.04.007

Selective attention is critical for successful speech perception because speech is often encountered in the presence of other sounds, including the voices of competing talkers. Faced with the need to attend selectively, listeners perceive speech more... Read More about EEG activity evoked in preparation for multi-talker listening by adults and children.

Benefits to speech perception in noise from the binaural integration of electric and acoustic signals in simulated unilateral deafness (2016)
Journal Article
Ma, N., Morris, S. D., & Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Benefits to speech perception in noise from the binaural integration of electric and acoustic signals in simulated unilateral deafness. Ear and Hearing, 37(3), https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000252

Objectives: This study used vocoder simulations with normal-hearing (NH) listeners to (a) measure their ability to integrate speech information from a NH ear and a simulated cochlear implant (CI); and (b) investigate whether binaural integration is d... Read More about Benefits to speech perception in noise from the binaural integration of electric and acoustic signals in simulated unilateral deafness.

Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults (2016)
Journal Article
Vickers, D. A., Riley, A., Ricaud, R., Verschuur, C., Cooper, S., Nunn, T., …Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults. Cochlear Implants International, 17(sup 1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1161143

Background: Adult cochlear implant (CI) candidacy is assessed in part by the use of speech perception measures. In the United Kingdom the current cut-off point to fall within the CI candidacy range is a score of less than 50% on the BKB sentences pre... Read More about Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults.

The contribution of visual information to the perception of speech in noise with and without informative temporal fine structure (2016)
Journal Article
Stacey, P. C., Kitterick, P. T., Morris, S. D., & Sumner, C. J. (2016). The contribution of visual information to the perception of speech in noise with and without informative temporal fine structure. Hearing Research, 336, 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2016.04.002

Understanding what is said in demanding listening situations is assisted greatly by looking at the face of a talker. Previous studies have observed that normal-hearing listeners can benefit from this visual information when a talker’s voice is presen... Read More about The contribution of visual information to the perception of speech in noise with and without informative temporal fine structure.

Contralateral acoustic hearing aid use in adult unilateral cochlear implant recipients: current provision, practice, and clinical experience in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Fielden, C. A., & Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Contralateral acoustic hearing aid use in adult unilateral cochlear implant recipients: current provision, practice, and clinical experience in the UK. Cochlear Implants International, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1162382

Objectives: The study surveyed practising cochlear implant audiologists with the aim of: (1) characterising UK clinical practice around the management and fitting of a contralateral hearing aid in adult unilateral cochlear implant users (‘bimodal aid... Read More about Contralateral acoustic hearing aid use in adult unilateral cochlear implant recipients: current provision, practice, and clinical experience in the UK.