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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Sophie
Mckenny
sophie.mckenny@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Prof
Manohar
Bance
bancesecond@gmail.com
Marina
Corbetto
Marina.corbetto@nhs.net
Susan
Eitutis
susan.eitutis@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Other disorders of earPersons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
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Patients who have received cochlear implants can get facial nerve stimulation from electrical current spreading inside the inner ear. This current can inadvertently stimulate the facial nerve in addition to the hearing nerve. This causes facial twitching, which can be troublesome enough to prevent the patient from using the electrodes exhibiting this stimulation. This in turn affects the implants hearing performance and may result in the cochlear implant significantly reduced in effectiveness.
This study aims to understand how we can manipulate the electrical stimulation from the cochlear implant to maximize hearing stimulation and minimize facial stimulation. We know from animal data that the hearing and facial nerves have different sensitivities to things like electrical pulse shape, its pattern, and its duration. It is very unclear however if this applies to human cochlear implant patients, and what the optimal parameters are to selectively stimulate the hearing nerve in humans. The outcomes of this study will be used to more selectively program some patients with severe facial nerve cross stimulation and to inform the development of new types of implant stimulation.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Type: Surgery;Active Monitoring;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
• Unstable cochlear implant or hearing aid fitting • Using medication in an intermittent manner that might influence hearing levels • Cognitive or psychological challenges that might lead to variations in attention
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Susan
Eitutis
susan.eitutis@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Sophie
Mckenny
sophie.mckenny@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Prof
Manohar
Bance
bancesecond@gmail.com
Marina
Corbetto
Marina.corbetto@nhs.net
The study is sponsored by CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST and funded by Medical Research Council (MRC) .
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