Merfish - Research Activities


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Approved Ongoing Research Projects (Target - 1 Year)

Recent research projects undertaken by the institute.


	FOX
	Filling outcome expert irg automated program software cochlear implantees. This software will guide the audiologist to optimize the parameter based on the subjects response, Fox was developed at university of autwart and clinical oral is performed at MERF and MERF-ISH.
	ART
	Auditory none response telemetry is used to measured the responses of the spiral garylion cells inside the cochlear for electrical stimulation. This measured will give an insight in the surviving cells in the cochlear (inner ear) etc., This was developed at university of Innsbruck and clinical trial was performed at MERF and MERF-ISH.
	Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potientials-A Normative study Investigator: Ranganathan.M, Saranya.G & Elizabeth.M.L.
	Perception of Spectrally Shifted Speech: Implication for Cochlear Implants. Investigator: Arivudainambi.P & Anusha Ramesh
	Analysis of signal to noise Ratio in normal ABR Investigator: Ranganathan.M, Pavithra.S. S, Sujith.S
	Different types of OAE: within subject comparative study Investigator: Ranganathan.M, Kalpana. K & Manoharan. S
	Effect of linear and nonlinear mode of averaging on TEOAEs & contra lateral suppression of TEOAEs. Investigator: Arivudai Nambi. P
	Independent contribution of envelope and fine structure for speech recognition. Investigator: Arivudai Nambi. P & Kedarnath. D
	Vestibular Dysfunction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder-A growing Insight. Investigator-T.Suma, D.Kedarnath
	Speech Characteristics to language Disorder in FM Radio Jockeys –A Perpetual analysis. Investigator- Aravind Kannan, Pavithra.v, Kalpana Kumar
	Screening of Speech & Language Skills in Pre-schoolers and Kindergarten Aravind Kannan, Pavithra.v, Kalpana Kumar
	Rationale based Adaptation of Western Aphasia Battery in Tamil.
	Clinical Validation of non-cephalic vertical montage.
	Sensitivity and Specificity – Universal Neonatal hearing screening Program a MERF Project
	Outcomes in Cochlear Implanted Children
	Speaker Verification in Mimicked Speech.

Approved Research Projects for Oral Presentation (Target – 1 Year)

1. Relationship between EAP thresholds and behavioural T and C levels in individuals using Nucleus Freedom Cochlear Implant – A Preliminary Study.

Others

Research proposals are invited from Governmental & Non Governmental Organization for short & long term Projects.

Facilities and Features
Research labs include:
Anatomy and Physiology Lab.
Audiology Lab.
Electro physiology Lab.
Electro Acoustics Lab.
Vestibular Lab.
Cognitive-Linguistic Lab.
Speech Science Lab.
Language Science Lab.
Voice Lab.

Voice Lab	Electrophysiology Lab	Electro Acoustics & Hearing Aid Lab