Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center

Resources

Software Programs

There are two software programs developed by VMBHRC teams to pursue their research work, available for purchase by other professionals in the field of cochlear implants.

Clinical Assessment of Music Perception for Cochlear Implants (CAMP)

CAMP is a self-administered music perception-based test of cochlear implants, for use in the fields of otolaryngology, hearing sciences, audiology, and health care. It is appropriate for all ages, and has been used for subjects as young as six years old.

Spectral-Ripple Resolution Assessment for Cochlear Implant Users

Spectral-Ripple Resolution Assessment for Cochlear Implant Users is a software program intended for use by healthcare professionals or auditory scientists that permits easy measurement of spectral ripple discrimination in a normal hearing, hearing impaired or cochlear implant listener. This test may be useful in the selection of cochlear implant candidates, fitting of hearing aids or mapping of cochlear implants.

Both of these programs are licensed through CoMotion, the University of Washington’s intellectual property management hub. They work only on the Windows platform, and only on Windows 7 or earlier OS versions. Once purchased, you will be contacted by a VMBHRC employee to arrange delivery of your software, by providing download links or shipping the program on CD via FedEx (shipping costs are included in the purchase price).

Purchase CAMP
Purchase Spectral Ripple

 


Informational Websites

Advocacy and Education Organizations

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)

Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA)

Center for Hearing and Communication

Hearing Loss Association of America, Washington State Association (HLAA-WA)

Hear Well. Stay Vital.

Hearing Health Magazine

Hearing Health & Technology Matters

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH)

International Hearing Society (IHS)

 

Professional Organizations

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

American Academy of Audiology (AAA)

American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)

Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)

Hearing Health & Technology Matters

Hearing Industries Association

National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)

 

Research Organizations

American Hearing Research Foundation

Boys Town National Research Hospital

Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Oregon Hearing Research Center (OHRC) at Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland, OR