简介:Objective:TodemonstratetheperformancebenefitoftheAutomaticSceneClassifier(SCAN)algorithmavailableintheNucleus6(CP900series)soundprocessoroverthedefaultprocessingalgorithmsofthepreviousgenerationNucleus5(CP810)andFreedomHybridTMsoundprocessors.Methods:Eighty-twocochlearimplantrecipients(40Nucleus5processorusersand42FreedomHybridprocessorusers)listenedtoandrepeatedAzBiosentencesinnoisewiththeircurrentprocessorandwiththeNucleus6processor.Results:TheSCANalgorithmwhenenabledyieldedstatisticallysignificantnon-inferiorandsuperiorperformancewhencomparedtotheNucleus5andFreedomHybridsoundprocessorsprogrammedwithASCtADRO.Conclusion:TheresultsofthesestudiesdemonstratethesuperiorperformanceandclinicalutilityoftheSCANalgorithmintheNucleus6processorovertheNucleus5andFreedomHybridprocessors.