Acceptance and Performance of the CP1170 Sound Processor in Experienced Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients (POLAR)

Acceptance and performance of the CP1170 sound processor in experienced adult cochlear implant recipients compared with the CP1150 sound processor and their current sound processor.

Inclusion Criteria:Aged 18 years or olderPost lingually deafenedImplanted with the CI600 Series (CI612, CI632, CI622, CI624), CI500 Series (CI512, CI532, CI522); Freedom Series (CI24RE(CA), CI24RE(ST), CI422) or N24 Series (CIC3).At least 6 months experience with a cochlear hearing implantAt least 3 months experience with any Nucleus sound processor and SCAN programAble to score 30% or more at +15 SNR with CI alone on a sentence in babble testWillingness to participate in and to comply with all requirements of the protocolFluent speaker in English as determined by the investigatorWilling and able to provide written informed consent.Exclusion Criteria:Additional disabilities that would prevent participation in evaluationsUnrealistic expectations on the part of the subject, regarding the possible benefits, risks and limitations that are inherent to the proceduresUnable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation as determined by the InvestigatorInvestigator site personnel directly affiliated with this study and/or their immediate families; immediate family is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or siblingCochlear employees or employees of Contract Research Organisations or contractors engaged by Cochlear for the purposes of this investigation, as determined by the Investigator.Current participation, or participation in another interventional clinical study/trial in the past 30 days, involving an investigational drug or device (unless the other investigation was/is a Cochlear sponsored investigation and determined by the investigator or Sponsor to not impact this investigation).