Comparison of behind-the-ear vs. off-the-ear speech processors in cochlear implants: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Muhammed Ayas; Jameel Muzaffar; Veronica Phillips; Manohar Bance

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0318218

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Comparison of behind-the-ear vs. off-the-ear speech processors in cochlear implants: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Muhammed Ayas ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Muhammed Ayas, Jameel Muzaffar, Veronica Phillips, Manohar Bance

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

Affiliations College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge Hearing Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8373-7232

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Jameel Muzaffar ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Muhammed Ayas, Jameel Muzaffar, Veronica Phillips, Manohar Bance

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Cambridge Hearing Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of ENT, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-0269

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Veronica Phillips ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Muhammed Ayas, Jameel Muzaffar, Veronica Phillips, Manohar Bance

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Library, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Manohar Bance

Contributed equally to this work with: Muhammed Ayas, Jameel Muzaffar, Veronica Phillips, Manohar Bance

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mlb59@cam.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge Hearing Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of ENT, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Comparison of behind-the-ear vs. off-the-ear speech processors in cochlear implants: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Muhammed Ayas,
Jameel Muzaffar,
Veronica Phillips,
Manohar Bance

Published: January 27, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318218

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