Fitting cochlear implants can be a time consuming process.  Clinicians need to set the speech processor MAP stimulation levels with clients ranging from very young children through to the elderly.  These levels need to be adjusted over time and often the MAP parameters may need to be changed from the default settings to maximise outcomes.

As the number of cochlear implant recipients grows, there is the need to provide a service to both existing and newly implanted recipients.  However, in many countries, there is a significant shortage of skilled clinicians.  Also in some countries, there is limited professional training in audiology, limiting the number of clinicians with the essential skills to fit and optimise cochlear implant recipients’ speech processors.

To support growth in this industry, new approaches to device fitting are needed, without compromising recipient outcomes. The primary objective of this project is to examine innovative approaches to fitting and optimisation.