TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mertens, Griet
A1  - Andries, Ellen
A1  - Kurz, Anja
A1  - Tȧvora-Vieira, Dayse
A1  - Calvino, Miryam
A1  - Amann, Edda
A1  - Anderson, Ilona
A1  - Lorens, Artur
T1  - Towards a consensus on an ICF-based classification system for horizontal sound-source localization
JF  - Journal of Personalized Medicine
N2  - The study aimed to develop a consensus classification system for the reporting of sound localization testing results, especially in the field of cochlear implantation. Against the background of an overview of the wide variations present in localization testing procedures and reporting metrics, a novel classification system was proposed to report localization errors according to the widely accepted International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework. The obtained HEARRING_LOC_ICF scale includes the ICF graded scale: 0 (no impairment), 1 (mild impairment), 2 (moderate impairment), 3 (severe impairment), and 4 (complete impairment). Improvement of comparability of localization results across institutes, localization testing setups, and listeners was demonstrated by applying the classification system retrospectively to data obtained from cohorts of normal-hearing and cochlear implant listeners at our institutes. The application of our classification system will help to facilitate multi-center studies, as well as allowing better meta-analyses of data, resulting in improved evidence-based practice in the field.
KW  - sound localization
KW  - binaural hearing
KW  - cochlear implant
KW  - interaural level difference
KW  - interaural time difference
KW  - single-sided deafness
KW  - unilateral hearing loss
KW  - testing-method consensus
KW  - classification
KW  - ICF
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-297319
SN  - 2075-4426
VL  - 12
IS  - 12
ER  -