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In the n-of-m strategy, the signal is processed through m bandpass filters from which only the n maximum envelope amplitudes are selected for stimulation. While this maximum selection criterion, adopted in the advanced combination encoder strategy, works well in quiet, it can be problematic in noise as it is sensitive to the spectral composition of the input signal and does not account for situations in which the masker completely dominates the target. A new selection criterion is proposed based on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of individual channels. The new criterion selects target-dominated (SNR &gt; or = 0 dB) channels and discards masker-dominated (SNR&lt;0 dB) channels. Experiment 1 assessed cochlear implant users' performance with the proposed strategy assuming that the channel SNRs are known. Results indicated that the proposed strategy can restore speech intelligibility to the level attained in quiet independent of the type of masker (babble or continuous noise) and SNR level (0-10 dB) used. Results from experiment 2 showed that a 25% error rate can be tolerated in channel selection without compromising speech intelligibility. Overall, the findings from the present study suggest that the SNR criterion is an effective selection criterion for n-of-m strategies with the potential of restoring speech intelligibility.

A new sound coding strategy for suppressing noise in cochlear implants