Ingo Todt (Bielefeld), Conrad Riemann (Bielefeld), Alexander Kilgué (Bielefeld), Christoph Pfeiffer (Bielefeld), Lars-Uwe Scholtz (Bielefeld), Helge Rhodin (Bielefeld)
Background: Augmented Reality, initiated in the gaming industry, offers the compensation of acoustic deficits by means of visual information using CROS Sensory Modality. For the first time, a visual transcript in an AR system enables communicative participation for patient groups that previously relied exclusively on hearing aids, CI systems or less information-dense forms of communication (sign language).
The aim of this study was to test AR systems and their software and to evaluate possible indications and results.
Methods: 4 different AR systems with 2 different software systems were evaluated. The evaluation was carried out on 25 patients who are not amenable to conventional treatment (hearing aids, CI treatment) (sign language, anxiety disorders, refusal of surgery, bilateral hearing loss after AKN surgery, etc.). Furthermore, the assessment was carried out using a questionnaire inventory and, in individual cases, the Freiburg monosyllabic test.
Results: The systems differed clearly in terms of patient acceptance and functionality. AR systems enabled a significant improvement in communication skills in all tests. Freiburg monosyllabic testing increased from 0 % to 100 % in individual cases.
Conclusion: AR systems offer a significant extension of treatment options for patients with communication disorders due to profound hearing loss.
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