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Syddansk Universitet
Oscar Cañete
Oscar Cañete modtog sin faglige kvalificering ved Universidad de Chile som klinisk audiolog. Han arbejdede i omkring 10 år i Chile på offentlige og private hospitaler, hvor han leverede service til en bred befolkningsgruppe. Han tog sin PhD fra universitetet i Auckland, New Zealand (2017). Efter afslutningen af sin PhD-uddannelse har han været involveret i flere projekter som undersøgelse af den sensoriske status hos let kognitivt svækkede voksne, lytteanstrengelse hos cochlear implantat brugere og hørelsens processering i Pacific Island Youth (PIFS-studie) i New Zealand. Oscar Cañete was first employed in BEAR at DTU, then SDU.
Arbejdsområde
Oscar Cañete arbejder på validering af nye strategier, der bidrager til den kliniske implementering af de forskellige BEAR testbatterier og til udformningen af de kliniske forsøg.
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Publikationer
2024 |
Cañete, Oscar M; Loquet, Gérard; Sanchez-Lopez, Raul; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Schnack-Petersen, Rikke; Gaihede, Michael; Schmidt, Jesper H; Hammershøi, Dorte; Neher, Tobias Auditory Profile-Based Hearing Aid Fitting: Self-Reported Benefit for First-Time Hearing Aid Users Journal Article Audiological Research, 14 (1), pp. 183-195, 2024. @article{AdiolRes2024, title = {Auditory Profile-Based Hearing Aid Fitting: Self-Reported Benefit for First-Time Hearing Aid Users}, author = {Oscar M Cañete and Gérard Loquet and Raul Sanchez-Lopez and Dan Dupont Hougaard and Rikke Schnack-Petersen and Michael Gaihede and Jesper H Schmidt and Dorte Hammershøi and Tobias Neher}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4349/14/1/17}, doi = {10.3390/audiolres14010017}, year = {2024}, date = {2024-02-08}, journal = {Audiological Research}, volume = {14}, number = {1}, pages = {183-195}, abstract = {Background: Although hearing aids (HAs) can compensate for reduced audibility, functional outcomes and benefits vary widely across individuals. As part of the Danish ‘Better hEAring Rehabilitation’ (BEAR) project, four distinct auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric thresholds and supra-threshold hearing abilities were recently identified. Additionally, profile-specific HA-fitting strategies were proposed. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the self-reported benefit of these profile-based HA fittings in a group of new HA users. Methods: A total of 205 hearing-impaired older adults were recruited from two Danish university hospitals. Participants were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: (1) NAL-NL2 gain prescription combined with default advanced feature settings (‘reference fitting’) or (2) auditory profile-based fitting with tailored gain prescription and advanced feature settings (‘BEAR fitting’). Two months after treatment, the participants completed the benefit version of the short form of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12-B) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire. Results: Overall, participants reported a clear benefit from HA treatment. However, no significant differences in the SSQ12-B or IOI-HA scores between the reference and BEAR fittings were found. Conclusion: First-time users experience clear benefits from HA treatment. Auditory profile-based HA fitting warrants further investigation.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Background: Although hearing aids (HAs) can compensate for reduced audibility, functional outcomes and benefits vary widely across individuals. As part of the Danish ‘Better hEAring Rehabilitation’ (BEAR) project, four distinct auditory profiles differing in terms of audiometric thresholds and supra-threshold hearing abilities were recently identified. Additionally, profile-specific HA-fitting strategies were proposed. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the self-reported benefit of these profile-based HA fittings in a group of new HA users. Methods: A total of 205 hearing-impaired older adults were recruited from two Danish university hospitals. Participants were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: (1) NAL-NL2 gain prescription combined with default advanced feature settings (‘reference fitting’) or (2) auditory profile-based fitting with tailored gain prescription and advanced feature settings (‘BEAR fitting’). Two months after treatment, the participants completed the benefit version of the short form of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12-B) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire. Results: Overall, participants reported a clear benefit from HA treatment. However, no significant differences in the SSQ12-B or IOI-HA scores between the reference and BEAR fittings were found. Conclusion: First-time users experience clear benefits from HA treatment. Auditory profile-based HA fitting warrants further investigation. |
2021 |
Sanchez-Lopez, Raul; Nielsen, Silje Grini; El-Haj-Ali, Mouhamad; Bianchi, Federica; Fereczkowski, Michal; Cañete, Oscar M; Wu, Mengfan; Neher, Tobias; Dau, Torsten; Santurette, Sébastien Auditory Tests for Characterizing Hearing Deficits in Listeners With Various Hearing Abilities: The BEAR Test Battery Journal Article Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15 (724007), pp. 1-19, 2021. @article{Frontiers_sept_2021, title = {Auditory Tests for Characterizing Hearing Deficits in Listeners With Various Hearing Abilities: The BEAR Test Battery}, author = {Raul Sanchez-Lopez and Silje Grini Nielsen and Mouhamad El-Haj-Ali and Federica Bianchi and Michal Fereczkowski and Oscar M Cañete and Mengfan Wu and Tobias Neher and Torsten Dau and Sébastien Santurette}, url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.724007/full}, doi = {10.3389/fnins.2021.724007}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-09-29}, journal = {Frontiers in Neuroscience}, volume = {15}, number = {724007}, pages = {1-19}, abstract = {The Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project aims to provide a new clinical profiling tool—a test battery—for hearing loss characterization. Although the loss of sensitivity can be efficiently measured using pure-tone audiometry, the assessment of supra-threshold hearing deficits remains a challenge. In contrast to the classical “attenuation-distortion” model, the proposed BEAR approach is based on the hypothesis that the hearing abilities of a given listener can be characterized along two dimensions, reflecting independent types of perceptual deficits (distortions). A data-driven approach provided evidence for the existence of different auditory profiles with different degrees of distortions. Ten tests were included in a test battery, based on their clinical feasibility, time efficiency, and related evidence from the literature. The tests were divided into six categories: audibility, speech perception, binaural processing abilities, loudness perception, spectro-temporal modulation sensitivity, and spectro-temporal resolution. Seventy-five listeners with symmetric, mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss were selected from a clinical population. The analysis of the results showed interrelations among outcomes related to high-frequency processing and outcome measures related to low-frequency processing abilities. The results showed the ability of the tests to reveal differences among individuals and their potential use in clinical settings. }, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project aims to provide a new clinical profiling tool—a test battery—for hearing loss characterization. Although the loss of sensitivity can be efficiently measured using pure-tone audiometry, the assessment of supra-threshold hearing deficits remains a challenge. In contrast to the classical “attenuation-distortion” model, the proposed BEAR approach is based on the hypothesis that the hearing abilities of a given listener can be characterized along two dimensions, reflecting independent types of perceptual deficits (distortions). A data-driven approach provided evidence for the existence of different auditory profiles with different degrees of distortions. Ten tests were included in a test battery, based on their clinical feasibility, time efficiency, and related evidence from the literature. The tests were divided into six categories: audibility, speech perception, binaural processing abilities, loudness perception, spectro-temporal modulation sensitivity, and spectro-temporal resolution. Seventy-five listeners with symmetric, mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss were selected from a clinical population. The analysis of the results showed interrelations among outcomes related to high-frequency processing and outcome measures related to low-frequency processing abilities. The results showed the ability of the tests to reveal differences among individuals and their potential use in clinical settings. |
Wu, Mengfan; Cañete, Oscar M; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass; Fereczkowski, Michal; Neher, Tobias Influence of Three Auditory Profiles on Aided Speech Perception in Different Noise Scenarios Journal Article Trends in Hearing, 25 , pp. 1–15, 2021. @article{doi:10.1177/23312165211023709, title = {Influence of Three Auditory Profiles on Aided Speech Perception in Different Noise Scenarios}, author = {Mengfan Wu and Oscar M Cañete and Jesper Hvass Schmidt and Michal Fereczkowski and Tobias Neher}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/23312165211023709}, doi = {10.1177/23312165211023709}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-06-29}, journal = {Trends in Hearing}, volume = {25}, pages = {1--15}, abstract = {Hearing aid (HA) users differ greatly in their speech-in-noise (SIN) outcomes. This could be because the degree to which current HA fittings can address individual listening needs differs across users and listening situations. In two earlier studies, an auditory test battery and a data-driven method were developed for classifying HA candidates into four distinct auditory profiles differing in audiometric hearing loss and suprathreshold hearing abilities. This study explored aided SIN outcome for three of these profiles in different noise scenarios. Thirty-one older habitual HA users and six young normal-hearing listeners participated. Two SIN tasks were administered: a speech recognition task and a “just follow conversation” task requiring the participants to self-adjust the target-speech level. Three noise conditions were tested: stationary speech-shaped noise, speech-shaped babble noise, and speech-shaped babble noise with competing dialogues. Each HA user was fitted with three HAs from different manufacturers using their recommended procedures. Real-ear measurements were performed to document the final gain settings. The results showed that HA users with mild hearing deficits performed better than HA users with pronounced hearing deficits on the speech recognition task but not the just follow conversation task. Moreover, participants with pronounced hearing deficits obtained different SIN outcomes with the tested HAs, which appeared to be related to differences in HA gain. Overall, these findings imply that current proprietary fitting strategies are limited in their ability to ensure good SIN outcomes, especially for users with pronounced hearing deficits, for whom the choice of device seems most consequential.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Hearing aid (HA) users differ greatly in their speech-in-noise (SIN) outcomes. This could be because the degree to which current HA fittings can address individual listening needs differs across users and listening situations. In two earlier studies, an auditory test battery and a data-driven method were developed for classifying HA candidates into four distinct auditory profiles differing in audiometric hearing loss and suprathreshold hearing abilities. This study explored aided SIN outcome for three of these profiles in different noise scenarios. Thirty-one older habitual HA users and six young normal-hearing listeners participated. Two SIN tasks were administered: a speech recognition task and a “just follow conversation” task requiring the participants to self-adjust the target-speech level. Three noise conditions were tested: stationary speech-shaped noise, speech-shaped babble noise, and speech-shaped babble noise with competing dialogues. Each HA user was fitted with three HAs from different manufacturers using their recommended procedures. Real-ear measurements were performed to document the final gain settings. The results showed that HA users with mild hearing deficits performed better than HA users with pronounced hearing deficits on the speech recognition task but not the just follow conversation task. Moreover, participants with pronounced hearing deficits obtained different SIN outcomes with the tested HAs, which appeared to be related to differences in HA gain. Overall, these findings imply that current proprietary fitting strategies are limited in their ability to ensure good SIN outcomes, especially for users with pronounced hearing deficits, for whom the choice of device seems most consequential. |
2019 |
Sanchez-Lopez, Raul; Nielsen, Silje; Cañete, Oscar; Fereczkowski, Michal; Wu, Mengfan; Neher, Tobias; Dau, Torsten; Santurette, Sebastién Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2019), Aachen, Germany, Sept 9-13 2019., pp. 3841-3848, International Commission of Acoustics 2019. @inproceedings{ica2019rsl, title = {A Clinical Test Battery for Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR). Towards the prediction of individual auditory deficits and hearing-aid benefit}, author = {Raul Sanchez-Lopez and Silje Nielsen and Oscar Cañete and Michal Fereczkowski and Mengfan Wu and Tobias Neher and Torsten Dau and Sebastién Santurette}, url = {http://pub.dega-akustik.de/ICA2019/data/articles/000470.pdf}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-09-11}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2019), Aachen, Germany, Sept 9-13 2019.}, pages = {3841-3848}, organization = {International Commission of Acoustics}, abstract = {One aim of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project is to define a new clinical profiling tool, a test-battery, for individualized hearing loss characterization. Recently, Sanchez-Lopez et al. (ISAAR 2019) proposed a test battery for hearing deficit characterization. The proposed tests were divided into six categories: audibility, middle-ear analysis, speech perception, binaural-processing abilities, loudness perception, and spectro-temporal resolution. The results of 54 listeners were analyzed using a data-driven approach (Sanchez-Lopez et al., 2018), which provided evidence for the existence of two independent sources of distortion and four different auditory profiles. The classification of the listeners into auditory profiles allows the prediction of the performance of the listeners on different psychoacoustic tasks as well as their expected performance while wearing hearing aids. For the classification, a decision tree with only the most predictive tests is desirable for a correct classification of the listeners. The present study aims to explore the optimal decision tree and to propose a reduced, reliable and time-efficient test battery that can classify listeners into the four auditory profiles in a clinical environment. The clinical test battery will be used in a large-scale study that will help implement a protocol for better hearing rehabilitation.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } One aim of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project is to define a new clinical profiling tool, a test-battery, for individualized hearing loss characterization. Recently, Sanchez-Lopez et al. (ISAAR 2019) proposed a test battery for hearing deficit characterization. The proposed tests were divided into six categories: audibility, middle-ear analysis, speech perception, binaural-processing abilities, loudness perception, and spectro-temporal resolution. The results of 54 listeners were analyzed using a data-driven approach (Sanchez-Lopez et al., 2018), which provided evidence for the existence of two independent sources of distortion and four different auditory profiles. The classification of the listeners into auditory profiles allows the prediction of the performance of the listeners on different psychoacoustic tasks as well as their expected performance while wearing hearing aids. For the classification, a decision tree with only the most predictive tests is desirable for a correct classification of the listeners. The present study aims to explore the optimal decision tree and to propose a reduced, reliable and time-efficient test battery that can classify listeners into the four auditory profiles in a clinical environment. The clinical test battery will be used in a large-scale study that will help implement a protocol for better hearing rehabilitation. |
Andet
2022 |
Wu, Mengfan; Cañete, Oscar; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass Influence of three auditory profiles on aided speech perception in different noise scenarios Conference Speech in Noise Workshop, (P17), 2022. @conference{2023SPINWU, title = {Influence of three auditory profiles on aided speech perception in different noise scenarios}, author = {Mengfan Wu and Oscar Cañete and Jesper Hvass Schmidt}, url = {https://2022.speech-in-noise.eu/?p=programme}, year = {2022}, date = {2022-01-21}, booktitle = {Speech in Noise Workshop}, number = {P17}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } |
2021 |
Cañete, Oscar M; Stubberup, Amalie T; Petersen, Lotte S E; Sánchez, Raul; Nielsen, Jens Bo; Lund, Katja; Ordoñez, Rodrigo; Schmidt, Jesper H; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Schnack-Petersen, Rikke; Gaihede, Michael; Hammershøi, Dorte; Loquet, Gérard Clinical implementation of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) new strategies to improve hearing aid fitting process Inproceedings Oral presentation at the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research: Vol 8: The Auditory System Throughout Life – Models, Mechanisms, and Interventions, 2021. @inproceedings{oscar_ISAAR2021, title = {Clinical implementation of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) new strategies to improve hearing aid fitting process}, author = {Oscar M Cañete and Amalie T. Stubberup and Lotte S. E. Petersen and Raul Sánchez and Jens Bo Nielsen and Katja Lund and Rodrigo Ordoñez and Jesper H Schmidt and Dan Dupont Hougaard and Rikke Schnack-Petersen and Michael Gaihede and Dorte Hammershøi and Gérard Loquet}, url = {https://isaar.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Programme-book-ISAAR-2021.pdf}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-08-23}, booktitle = {Oral presentation at the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research: Vol 8: The Auditory System Throughout Life – Models, Mechanisms, and Interventions}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } |
Ordoñez, Rodrigo; Lund, Katja; Nielsen, Jens Bo; Rye, Palle; Cañete, Oscar M; Stubberup, Amalie T; Petersen, Lotte S E; Schmidt, Jesper H; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Gaihede, Michael; Loquet, Gérard; Hammershøi, Dorte Probing first-fit experiences in adult new hearing aid users Inproceedings Oral presentation at the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research: Vol 8: The Auditory System Throughout Life – Models, Mechanisms, and Interventions, 2021, 2021. @inproceedings{katja_ISAAR2021, title = {Probing first-fit experiences in adult new hearing aid users}, author = {Rodrigo Ordoñez and Katja Lund and Jens Bo Nielsen and Palle Rye and Oscar M Cañete and Amalie T. Stubberup and Lotte S. E. Petersen and Jesper H Schmidt and Dan Dupont Hougaard and Michael Gaihede and Gérard Loquet and Dorte Hammershøi}, url = {https://isaar.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Programme-book-ISAAR-2021.pdf}, year = {2021}, date = {2021-08-23}, booktitle = {Oral presentation at the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research: Vol 8: The Auditory System Throughout Life – Models, Mechanisms, and Interventions, 2021}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } |
2019 |
Sanchez-Lopez, Raul; Nielsen, Silje Grini; Ej-Haj-Ali, Mouhamad; Cañete, Oscar; Wu, Mengfan; Fereczkowski, Michal; Bianchi, Federica; Neher, Tobias; Dau, Torsten; Santurette, Sebastién Presentation at the 14th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS 2019), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-25 May 2019, (03921), European Federation of Audiology Societies 2019. @conference{EFAS2019RSL, title = {Auditory profiling as a tool for characterizing individual hearing deficits: Data-driven analysis of the results of the BEAR Test Battery}, author = {Raul Sanchez-Lopez and Silje Grini Nielsen and Mouhamad Ej-Haj-Ali and Oscar Cañete and Mengfan Wu and Michal Fereczkowski and Federica Bianchi and Tobias Neher and Torsten Dau and Sebastién Santurette}, url = {https://fff0e2ea-6f01-41b9-b0dd-7dbdf3580dbb.filesusr.com/ugd/09d8d3_dc3fb64898554097a7427d3d03a1f290.pdf}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-05-22}, booktitle = {Presentation at the 14th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS 2019), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-25 May 2019}, number = {03921}, organization = {European Federation of Audiology Societies}, abstract = {Background: One aim of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project is to define a new clinical profiling tool, a test-battery, for individualized hearing loss characterization. Whereas the loss of sensitivity can be efficiently assessed by pure-tone audiometry, it still remains a challenge to address supra-threshold hearing deficits using appropriate clinical diagnostic tools. In contrast to the classical attenuation-distortion model, the proposed BEAR approach is based on the hypothesis that any listener’s hearing can be characterized along two dimensions reflecting largely independent types of perceptual distortions. Recently, a data-driven approach (Sanchez-Lopez et al., 2018) provided evidence consistent with the existence of two independent sources of distortion, and thus different auditory profiles. Method: Based on considerations of feasibility, time efficiency and evidence from literature, 11 tests were selected for the clinical test battery. The proposed tests were divided into six categories: audibility, middle-ear analysis, speech perception, binaural-processing abilities, loudness perception, and spectro-temporal resolution. Fifty-seven listeners with symmetric, mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss were selected from a clinical population of hearing-aid users who completed all tests included in the battery. The participants were tested in a clinical environment and did not receive systematic training for any of the tasks. Results: The analysis of the preliminary results will focus on the ability of each test to pinpoint individual differences among the participants, relationships among the different tests, and determining their potential use in clinical settings. Importantly, a parallel study will evaluate the extent to which the outcomes of these tests can be used for hearing-aid fitting. Conclusion: Based on the results of a data-driven analysis for auditory profiling, the test battery will be refined and implemented as a clinical profiling tool in audiology clinics.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Background: One aim of the Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project is to define a new clinical profiling tool, a test-battery, for individualized hearing loss characterization. Whereas the loss of sensitivity can be efficiently assessed by pure-tone audiometry, it still remains a challenge to address supra-threshold hearing deficits using appropriate clinical diagnostic tools. In contrast to the classical attenuation-distortion model, the proposed BEAR approach is based on the hypothesis that any listener’s hearing can be characterized along two dimensions reflecting largely independent types of perceptual distortions. Recently, a data-driven approach (Sanchez-Lopez et al., 2018) provided evidence consistent with the existence of two independent sources of distortion, and thus different auditory profiles. Method: Based on considerations of feasibility, time efficiency and evidence from literature, 11 tests were selected for the clinical test battery. The proposed tests were divided into six categories: audibility, middle-ear analysis, speech perception, binaural-processing abilities, loudness perception, and spectro-temporal resolution. Fifty-seven listeners with symmetric, mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss were selected from a clinical population of hearing-aid users who completed all tests included in the battery. The participants were tested in a clinical environment and did not receive systematic training for any of the tasks. Results: The analysis of the preliminary results will focus on the ability of each test to pinpoint individual differences among the participants, relationships among the different tests, and determining their potential use in clinical settings. Importantly, a parallel study will evaluate the extent to which the outcomes of these tests can be used for hearing-aid fitting. Conclusion: Based on the results of a data-driven analysis for auditory profiling, the test battery will be refined and implemented as a clinical profiling tool in audiology clinics. |
Universitetshospitaler
Odense Universitetshospital
Rikke Schnack-Petersen
rikke.schnack-petersen@rsyd.dk
Aalborg Universitetshospital
Michael Gaihede
mlg@rn.dk
Københavns Universitetshospital
Jesper Borchorst Yde
jesper.borchorst.yde.01@regionh.dk
Universiteter
Jesper Hvass Schmidt
jesper.schmidt@rsyd.dk
Aalborg Universitet
Dorte Hammershøi
dh@es.aau.dk
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Torsten Dau
tdau@dtu.dk
GTS
Industri
Oticon
Karen Wibling Solgård
kaws@oticon.dk
GN Resound
Nikolai Bisgaard
nbisgaard@gnresound.com
WSAudiology
Filip Marchman Rønne
filip.roenne@wsa.com