State-of-the-Art on the Impact of Bimodal Acoustic Stimulation on Speech Perception in Noise in Adults: A Systematic Review
Audiology Research
Casarella, A., Notaro, A., et al. (2024).
Audiology Research, 14(5), 914-927.
<div>This systematic review investigates the effects of bimodal stimulation on speech perception in adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.</div>
Italian Ministry of University and Research
From October 2020 to July 2024
<div>Randomized-controlled trials or cohort studies</div>
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<div>Bimodal stimulation leads to significant benefits in speech perception in quiet and noisy environments in adults, particularly for those with residual hearing. Outcomes improve further with programming to reduce environmental noise and systems to reduce the temporal gap between devices. Limitations to this review included heterogeneity among the included studies as well as lack of research on long-term outcomes.</div>
