Speech perception and speech production skills of children with multichannel cochlear implants

Author(s): Kirk, K. I., Robbins, A. M., Todd, S., Riley, A.

Journal/Book: Acta Oto-Laryngol. 1996; 116: PO Box 2959 Toyen, Journal Division, Customer Service, N-0608 Oslo, Norway. Scandinavian University Press. 240-243.

Abstract: The acquisition of speech perception and speech production skills emerges over a protracted time course in congenitally deaf children with multichannel cochlear implants (CI). Only through comprehensive, longitudinal studies can the full impact of cochlear implantation be assessed. In this study, the performance of CI users was examined longitudinally on a battery of speech perception measures and compared with subjects with profound hearing loss who used conventional hearing aids (HA). The average performance of the multichannel cochlear implant users gradually increased over time and continued to improve even after 5 years of CI use. Speech intelligibility was assessed from recordings of the subjects' elicited speech and played to panels of listeners. Intelligibility was scored in terms of percentage of words correctly understood. The average scores for subjects who had used their CI for 4 years or more exceeded 40%.

Note: Article RT Miyamoto, Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, 702 Barnhill Dr, Suite 0860, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA

Keyword(s): cochlear implantation; multichannel CI; children; speech production skills; DEAF-CHILDREN; ABILITIES

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