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  1. The Minimum Speech Test Battery for Adult Cochlear Implant Evaluation

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, July 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford, Dr. Regina Presley, Melissa Hall, Heather Strader

  2. Effects of the Number of Channels and Channel Stimulation Rate on Speech Recognition and Sound Quality Using Precurved Electrode Arrays

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, June 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  3. Changes in Acoustic Absorbance Pre– and Post–Cochlear Implantation

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, June 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford, Mary Ferguson, Laura Levin

  4. Effect of Increased Daily Cochlear Implant Use on Auditory Perception in Adults

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, October 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  5. Bimodal Benefit for Music Perception: Effect of Acoustic Bandwidth

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, April 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  6. Benefits of a Hearing Registry: Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Quiet Versus Noise in 1,611 Patients

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, December 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  7. Clinical Application of Spectral Modulation Detection: Speech Recognition Benefit for Combining a Cochlear Implant and Contralateral Hearing Aid

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2020, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  8. Diurnal Cortisol Levels and Subjective Ratings of Effort and Fatigue in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: A Pilot Study

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, September 2019, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Benjamin Hornsby, René H Gifford, Robert Dwyer

  9. Musician and Nonmusician Hearing Aid Setting Preferences for Music and Speech Stimuli

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, June 2019, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  10. Speech Understanding in Noise for Adults With Cochlear Implants: Effects of Hearing Configuration, Source Location Certainty, and Head Movement

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, May 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  11. Spatial Release From Masking in Adults With Bilateral Cochlear Implants: Effects of Distracter Azimuth and Microphone Location

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, March 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  12. The Relationship Between Spectral Modulation Detection and Speech Recognition: Adult Versus Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients

    Article • Trends in Hearing, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    René H Gifford

  13. Participant-generated Cochlear Implant Programs

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, August 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  14. Using ILD or ITD Cues for Sound Source Localization and Speech Understanding in a Complex Listening Environment by Listeners With Bilateral and With Hearing-Preservation Cochlear Implants

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2016, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford, Sarah Natale

  15. Effect of motion on speech recognition

    Article • Hearing Research, July 2016, Elsevier

    René H Gifford

  16. Dual language versus English-only support for bilingual children with hearing loss who use cochlear implants and hearing aids

    Article • International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, March 2016, Wiley

    René H Gifford

  17. Hearing Preservation Outcomes With a Mid-Scala Electrode in Cochlear Implantation

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Jacob Hunter, René H Gifford

  18. Introduction to the 14th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Nashville, TN Papers

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  19. Speech Understanding in Children With Normal Hearing

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  20. Method of Speech Stimulus Presentation Impacts Pediatric Speech Recognition

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  21. Results of Postoperative, CT-based, Electrode Deactivation on Hearing in Prelingually Deafened Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  22. Initial Results With Image-guided Cochlear Implant Programming in Children

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  23. The Effects of Acoustic Bandwidth on Simulated Bimodal Benefit in Children and Adults with Normal Hearing

    Article • Ear & Hearing, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford, Kelly Jahn

  24. Relationship Between Electrode-to-Modiolus Distance and Current Levels for Adults With Cochlear Implants

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  25. Sound Source Localization by Normal-Hearing Listeners, Hearing-Impaired Listeners and Cochlear Implant Listeners

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, January 2016, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  26. Are Two Better than One?

    Article • The Hearing Journal, October 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  27. A Within-Subject Comparison of Bimodal Hearing, Bilateral Cochlear Implantation, and Bilateral Cochlear Implantation With Bilateral Hearing Preservation

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  28. Impact of Intrascalar Electrode Location, Electrode Type, and Angular Insertion Depth on Residual Hearing in Cochlear Implant Patients

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  29. Sound Source Localization and Speech Understanding in Complex Listening Environments by Single-sided Deaf Listeners After Cochlear Implantation

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford, Sarah Natale

  30. Interaural Level Difference Cues Determine Sound Source Localization by Single-Sided Deaf Patients Fit with a Cochlear Implant

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, April 2015, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford, Sarah Natale

  31. Additions to a single CI to improve speech understanding

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, April 2015, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    René H Gifford

  32. Factors constraining the benefit to speech understanding of combining information from low-frequency hearing and a cochlear implant

    Article • Hearing Research, April 2015, Elsevier

    René H Gifford

  33. Image-guided customization of frequency-place mapping in cochlear implants

    Article • April 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    René H Gifford

  34. Availability of Binaural Cues for Pediatric Bilateral Cochlear Implant Recipients

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, March 2015, American Academy of Audiology

    René H Gifford

  35. Preserved Acoustic Hearing in Cochlear Implantation Improves Speech Perception

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, February 2015, American Academy of Audiology

    René H Gifford, Kelly Jahn

  36. Cochlear Implant Microphone Location Affects Speech Recognition in Diffuse Noise

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, January 2015, American Academy of Audiology

    René H Gifford

  37. Combined Electric-and-Acoustic Stimulation

    Article • The Hearing Journal, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  38. Evidence for the Expansion of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidacy

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  39. Current Trends in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidate Selection and Postoperative Follow-Up

    Article • American Journal of Audiology, September 2014, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  40. Localization and interaural time difference (ITD) thresholds for cochlear implant recipients with preserved acoustic hearing in the implanted ear

    Article • Hearing Research, June 2014, Elsevier

    René H Gifford

  41. Impact of electrode design and surgical approach on scalar location and cochlear implant outcomes

    Article • The Laryngoscope, May 2014, Wiley

    René H Gifford

  42. Cochlear Implantation in Ménière’s Disease Patients

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, March 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  43. Clinical assessment of spectral modulation detection for adult cochlear implant recipients: A non-language based measure of performance outcomes

    Article • International Journal of Audiology, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    René H Gifford

  44. The Benefits of Bimodal Hearing: Effect of Frequency Region and Acoustic Bandwidth

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  45. Clinical Evaluation of an Image-Guided Cochlear Implant Programming Strategy

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  46. Cochlear Dead Regions Constrain the Benefit of Combining Acoustic Stimulation With Electric Stimulation

    Article • Ear & Hearing, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  47. Development and Validation of the Pediatric AzBio Sentence Lists

    Article • Ear & Hearing, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  48. Availability of Binaural Cues for Bilateral Implant Recipients and Bimodal Listeners with and without Preserved Hearing in the Implanted Ear

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, December 2013, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  49. Unilateral Auditory Performance Before and After Bilateral Sequential Cochlear Implantation

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, December 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  50. Journal Club

    Article • The Hearing Journal, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  51. Editorial

    Article • The Hearing Journal, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  52. Cochlear Implantation With Hearing Preservation Yields Significant Benefit for Speech Recognition in Complex Listening Environments

    Article • Ear & Hearing, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  53. Journal Club

    Article • The Hearing Journal, October 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  54. Reimplantation with a conventional length electrode following residual hearing loss in four hybrid implant recipients

    Article • Cochlear Implants International, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    René H Gifford

  55. Cochlear Implantation in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 2

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, July 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  56. Bilateral Cochlear Implantation

    Article • Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, February 2012, Elsevier

    René H Gifford

  57. Cochlear Implantation: Current and Future Device Options

    Article • Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, February 2012, Elsevier

    René H Gifford

  58. Development and Validation of the AzBio Sentence Lists

    Article • Ear & Hearing, January 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  59. Statistical Shape Model Segmentation and Frequency Mapping of Cochlear Implant Stimulation Targets in CT

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    René H Gifford

  60. Current Research with Cochlear Implants at Arizona State University

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, January 2012, American Academy of Audiology

    René H Gifford

  61. Resolution of Untoward Nonauditory Stimulation and Cochlear Implant Performance Gain After Extraction of a Stainless Steel Dental Crown in a Patient With Cochlear Otosclerosis

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, December 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  62. Improving Speech Perception in Noise for Children with Cochlear Implants

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, October 2011, American Academy of Audiology

    René H Gifford

  63. Implications of Minimizing Trauma During Conventional Cochlear Implantation

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  64. Who is a cochlear implant candidate?

    Article • The Hearing Journal, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  65. Speech Perception and Sound Localization by Adults with Bilateral Cochlear Implants

    Article • Seminars in Hearing, May 2011, Thieme Publishing Group

    René H Gifford

  66. Speech Perception and Sound Localization by Adults with Bilateral Cochlear Implants

    Article • Seminars in Hearing, February 2011, Thieme Publishing Group

    René H Gifford

  67. Conversion Disorder

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  68. Cochlear Implantation in the Octogenarian and Nonagenarian

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  69. Combining acoustic and electric stimulation in the service of speech recognition

    Article • International Journal of Audiology, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    René H Gifford

  70. Hearing Conservation with Conventional Cochlear Implantation

    Article • Otolaryngology, August 2010, SAGE Publications

    René H Gifford

  71. Prevalence and Timing of Individual Cochlear Implant Electrode Failures

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, August 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  72. Speech Perception for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients in a Realistic Background Noise: Effectiveness of Preprocessing Strategies and External Options for Improving Speech Recognition in Noise

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, July 2010, American Academy of Audiology

    René H Gifford

  73. Evidence for the Expansion of Adult Cochlear Implant Candidacy

    Article • Ear & Hearing, April 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  74. Psychophysical Properties of Low-Frequency Hearing: Implications for Perceiving Speech and Music via Electric and Acoustic Stimulation

    Article • January 2009, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  75. Susac Syndrome-A Report of Cochlear Implantation and Review of Otologic Manifestations in Twenty-Three Patients

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, January 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    René H Gifford

  76. Word Recognition following Implantation of Conventional and 10-mm Hybrid Electrodes

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, November 2008, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  77. The Benefits of Combining Acoustic and Electric Stimulation for the Recognition of Speech, Voice and Melodies

    Article • Audiology and Neurotology, November 2007, Karger Publishers

    René H Gifford

  78. Effect of Digital Frequency Compression (DFC) on Speech Recognition in Candidates for Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation (EAS)

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, October 2007, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  79. Combined Electric and Contralateral Acoustic Hearing: Word and Sentence Recognition With Bimodal Hearing

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2007, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  80. An Examination of Speech Recognition in a Modulated Background and of Forward Masking in Younger and Older Listeners

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2007, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    René H Gifford

  81. An Electric Frequency-to-place Map for a Cochlear Implant Patient with Hearing in the Nonimplanted Ear

    Article • Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    René H Gifford

  82. The effect of a steep high-frequency hearing loss on growth-of-masking functions in simultaneous masking for fm

    Article • Hearing Research, October 2005, Elsevier

    René H Gifford

  83. Effects of signal frequency and masker level on the Schroeder phase effect

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 2000, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    René H Gifford