MED-EL North American Research Laboratory in the Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.
Cochlear Implants Int. 2022 Sep;23(5):257-269. doi: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2069313. Epub 2022 May 9.
Music enjoyment is of importance for many cochlear implant (CI) users, and the interest in music training is high. But many CI users report that it is a challenge to find suitable training resources and that they stall because they don't know how to practice. Meludia is an online music training program that provides structured and guided music training for musically experienced and inexperienced children and adults.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the suitability of the Meludia music training software for CI recipients based on two research questions: (1) are the easiest exercises available easy enough for CI users, and (2) are there any gaps when progressing through levels and stars with increasing difficulty?
Thirty-eight adult MED-EL CI users completed fourteen exercises involving 5 different musical dimensions of the online music training program.
Our results show that the easiest exercises available in Meludia are easy enough for CI users to be able to use this training resource independent of age, indication, duration of CI use or musical background.
With Meludia we assessed and found a suitable and comprehensive training tool that allows CI recipients to work on individual goals regardless of their present abilities.
音乐欣赏对许多人工耳蜗（CI）使用者很重要，他们对音乐训练的兴趣很高。但许多 CI 用户报告说，找到合适的训练资源是一项挑战，他们会因为不知道如何练习而停滞不前。Meludia 是一个在线音乐训练程序，为有音乐经验和无音乐经验的儿童和成人提供结构化和指导的音乐训练。
该研究的目的是基于两个研究问题评估 Meludia 音乐训练软件对 CI 接受者的适用性：（1）最容易的练习对于 CI 用户来说是否足够容易，（2）随着难度的增加，在通过级别和星级时是否存在任何差距？
38 名成年 MED-EL CI 用户完成了 14 项涉及在线音乐训练计划的 5 个不同音乐维度的练习。
我们的结果表明，Meludia 中提供的最简单的练习对于 CI 用户来说足够容易，他们可以独立于年龄、适应症、CI 使用时间或音乐背景使用此训练资源。
通过使用 Meludia，我们评估并找到了一个合适且全面的训练工具，允许 CI 接受者根据自己的现状设定目标并进行训练。
