Schedule

Task I Optimalisation of combined electric and acoustic stimulation

  1. Speech perception improvement based on psychoacoustic examinations and computer simulation:
    • Selection and adaptation of the software for computer stimulation,
    • Selection and adaptation of psychoacoustic test methodology,
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of the software for computer stimulation,
    • Empirical experiments with application of psychoacoustic test methodology,
  2. Music perception testing method - adaptation,
    • Selection and adaptation of the musical perception test methodology,
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of musical test methodology,
  3. Hardware for electric and acoustic stimulation,
    • Indentification and description of the device especially developed and designed for electric and acoustic stimulation,
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of the device especially developed and designed for electric and acoustic stimulation,

Task II New diagnostic methods of identification of patients for PDCI
  1. Development of a new method of patients selection based on dead regions identification:
    • Adaptation of the Threshold Equalising Noise Test (TEN) and/or psychophysical tuning curve techniques,
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of musical test methodology,
  2. Adaptation of new subjective tests for infants:
    • Adaptation of the LittlEARS auditory questionnaire,
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of musical test methodology,
  3. Language related tests adaptation:
    • Language related test adaptation,
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of musical test methodology.

Task III Combined electric and acoustic stimulation and new diagnostic methods in practice
  1. Patients recruitment.
  2. Patients examination:
    • Optimalisation of sets of stimulation parameters enhancing speech discrimination,
    • Optimalisation of sets of stimulation parameters enhancing music perception,
    • Application of the device especially developed and designed for electric and acoustic stimulation,
  3. Evaluation:
    • Design of empirical experiments (clinical investigation),
    • Empirical experiments with application of outcomes of the previous stage.