Auditory Learning in Children With Cochlear Implants.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine and characterize the training-induced changes in speech-in-noise perception in children with congenital deafness who have cochlear implants (CIs). Method: Twenty-seven children with congenital deafness who have CIs were studied. Eleven children with...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 1052 - 1061
Main Authors: Mishra, Srikanta K., Boddupally, Shiva P., Rayapati, Deeksha
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Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jun2015
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          Mishra, Srikanta K.
          Boddupally, Shiva P.
          Rayapati, Deeksha
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          New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
          Shravya Speech & Hearing Center, Vengal Rao Nagar, Hyderabad, India
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        Language acquisition
        Learning
        Analysis of variance
        Auditory perception
        Cochlear implants
        Artificial implants
        Noise
        Electrodes
        Experimental design
        Probability theory
        Research funding
        Speech perception in children
        Statistics
        T-test (Statistics)
        Data analysis
        Pre-tests & post-tests
        Repeated measures design
        Descriptive statistics
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          Language acquisition
          Learning
          Analysis of variance
          Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
          Auditory perception
          Cochlear implants
          Artificial implants
          Noise
          Electrodes
          Experimental design
          Probability theory
          Research funding
          Speech perception in children
          Statistics
          T-test (Statistics)
          Data analysis
          Pre-tests & post-tests
          Repeated measures design
          Descriptive statistics
      ab: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine and characterize the training-induced changes in speech-in-noise perception in children with congenital deafness who have cochlear implants (CIs). Method: Twenty-seven children with congenital deafness who have CIs were studied. Eleven children with CIs were trained on a speech-in-noise task, number recognition in white noise, at home for 5 weeks (total 40 hr). Speech recognition thresholds (SRTs) in the trained, partially trained (numbers in speech-shaped noise), and untrained (digit triplets in speech-shaped noise) conditions were measured before, immediately after, and 3 weeks after training completion. Data were also collected from children (n = 13) and adults (n = 5) with normal hearing for comparison. Results: Analyses indicated that following training, the performance of children with CIs improved for all speech-in-noise tasks (?SRT was approximately 3 dB). Training-induced improvements in speech-in-noise performance were retained for 3 weeks following cessation of training. Untrained children with CIs showed no such improvements. The performance of children with CIs, even after intensive training, was significantly lower than children and adults with normal hearing. Conclusions: Training enhances speech-in-noise performance for children with congenital deafness who have CIs. Learning effects were stable and generalized to similar but untrained conditions. Current findings are encouraging for the consideration of home-based auditory training to be included in the pediatric CI habilitation programs.
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