Journal article
Cochlear Implant Use by Prelingually Deafened Children: The Influences of Age at Implant and Length of Device Use
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.40(1), pp.183-199
02/1997
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4001.183
PMID: 9113869
Abstract
This study focused on the long-term speech perception performances of 34 prelingually deafened children who received multichannel cochlear implants manufactured by Cochlear Corporation. The children were grouped by the age at which they received cochlear implants and were characterized by the amount of time they used their devices per day. A variety of speech perception tests were administered to the children at annual intervals following the connection of the external implant hardware. No significant differences in performance are evident for children implanted before age 5 compared to children implanted after age 5 on closed-set tests of speech perception ability. All children demonstrated an improvement in performance compared to the pre-operative condition. Open-set word recognition performance is significantly better for children implanted before age 5 compared to children implanted after age 5 at the 36-month test interval and the 48-month test interval. User status, defined by the amount of daily use of the implant, significantly affects all measures of speech perception performance except pattern perception.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cochlear Implant Use by Prelingually Deafened Children: The Influences of Age at Implant and Length of Device Use
- Creators
- Holly Fryauf-Bertschy - The University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Iowa CityRichard S Tyler - The University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Iowa CityDanielle M. R Kelsay - The University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Iowa CityBruce J Gantz - The University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Iowa CityGeorge G Woodworth - The University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.40(1), pp.183-199
- DOI
- 10.1044/jslhr.4001.183
- PMID
- 9113869
- ISSN
- 1092-4388
- eISSN
- 1558-9102
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1997
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Biostatistics; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002310302771
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