A preliminary report of music-based training for adult cochlear implant users: Rationales and development

Kate Gfeller; Emily Guthe; Virginia Driscoll; Carolyn J Brown

doi:10.1179/1467010015Z.000000000269

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A preliminary report of music-based training for adult cochlear implant users: Rationales and development

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A preliminary report of music-based training for adult cochlear implant users: Rationales and development

Kate Gfeller, Emily Guthe, Virginia Driscoll and Carolyn J Brown

Cochlear implants international, Vol.16(sup3), pp.S22-S31

09/01/2015

DOI: 10.1179/1467010015Z.000000000269

PMCID: PMC4646703

PMID: 26561884

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Objective This paper provides a preliminary report of a music-based training program for adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients. Included in this report are descriptions of the rationale for music-based training, factors influencing program development, and the resulting program components. Methods Prior studies describing experience-based plasticity in response to music training, auditory training for persons with hearing impairment, and music training for CI recipients were reviewed. These sources revealed rationales for using music to enhance speech, factors associated with successful auditory training, relevant aspects of electric hearing and music perception, and extant evidence regarding limitations and advantages associated with parameters for music training with CI users. This informed the development of a computer-based music training program designed specifically for adult CI users. Results Principles and parameters for perceptual training of music, such as stimulus choice, rehabilitation approach, and motivational concerns were developed in relation to the unique auditory characteristics of adults with electric hearing. An outline of the resulting program components and the outcome measures for evaluating program effectiveness are presented. Conclusions Music training can enhance the perceptual accuracy of music, but is also hypothesized to enhance several features of speech with similar processing requirements as music (e.g., pitch and timbre). However, additional evaluation of specific training parameters and the impact of music-based training on speech perception of CI users is required.

Cochlear Implants

Experience-based plasticity

Music training

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Title: Subtitle: A preliminary report of music-based training for adult cochlear implant users: Rationales and development
Creators: Kate Gfeller - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Iowa Cochlear Implant Research Center, School of Music
Emily Guthe - School of Music
Virginia Driscoll - Department of Otolaryngology, Iowa Cochlear Implant Research Center
Carolyn J Brown - Department of Communication Sciences and DisordersThe University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Cochlear implants international, Vol.16(sup3), pp.S22-S31
DOI: 10.1179/1467010015Z.000000000269
PMID: 26561884
PMCID: PMC4646703
NLM abbreviation: Cochlear Implants Int
ISSN: 1467-0100
eISSN: 1754-7628
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2015
Academic Unit: School of Music; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984002466502771

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