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While cochlear implants (CIs) have provided benefits for speech recognition in quiet for subjects with severe-to-profound hearing loss, speech recognition in noise remains challenging.

A body of evidence suggests that reducing frequency-to-place mismatch may positively affect speech perception. Thus, a fitting method based on a tonotopic map may improve speech perception results in quiet and noise.

The aim of our study was to assess the impact of a tonotopic map on speech perception in noise and quiet in new CI users.

A prospective, randomized, double-blind, two-period cross-over study in 26 new CI users was performed over a 6-month period. New CI users older than 18 years with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss or complete hearing loss for less than 5 years were selected in the University Hospital Centre of Rennes in France.