A real-world evaluation of the clinical benefits of improved sound processor technology among Chinese cochlear implant users: A focus on Cochlear Nucleus 7

• Xiaocong Deng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaocong Deng, Chenjiong Wu, Lin Wu, Jiyun Lu, Jin Zhang

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan Cancer Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, China

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• Chenjiong Wu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaocong Deng, Chenjiong Wu, Lin Wu, Jiyun Lu, Jin Zhang

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medical Affair Department, Cochlear Great China, Beijing, China

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• Lin Wu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaocong Deng, Chenjiong Wu, Lin Wu, Jiyun Lu, Jin Zhang

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medical Affair Department, Cochlear Great China, Beijing, China

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• Jiyun Lu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaocong Deng, Chenjiong Wu, Lin Wu, Jiyun Lu, Jin Zhang

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medical Affair Department, Cochlear Great China, Beijing, China

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• Jin Zhang

  Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaocong Deng, Chenjiong Wu, Lin Wu, Jiyun Lu, Jin Zhang

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: 1014280858@qq.com

  Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Boao Super Hospital, Qionghai, China

  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8666-4241

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