Outcomes of cochlear implantation in deaf children of deaf parents: comparative study

2012 ◽  
Vol 126 (10) ◽  
pp. 989-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Hassanzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Deaf Parents ◽  
First And Second Generation

AbstractObjective:This retrospective study compared the cochlear implantation outcomes of first- and second-generation deaf children.Methods:The study group consisted of seven deaf, cochlear-implanted children with deaf parents. An equal number of deaf children with normal-hearing parents were selected by matched sampling as a reference group. Participants were matched based on onset and severity of deafness, duration of deafness, age at cochlear implantation, duration of cochlear implantation, gender, and cochlear implant model. We used the Persian Auditory Perception Test for the Hearing Impaired, the Speech Intelligibility Rating scale, and the Sentence Imitation Test, in order to measure participants' speech perception, speech production and language development, respectively.Results:Both groups of children showed auditory and speech development. However, the second-generation deaf children (i.e. deaf children of deaf parents) exceeded the cochlear implantation performance of the deaf children with hearing parents.Conclusion:This study confirms that second-generation deaf children exceed deaf children of hearing parents in terms of cochlear implantation performance. Encouraging deaf children to communicate in sign language from a very early age, before cochlear implantation, appears to improve their ability to learn spoken language after cochlear implantation.

Visuele communicatie in ouder-kindinteracties

1970 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
Beatrijs Wille
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Visual Communication ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Striking Difference ◽  
Visual Environment ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Deaf Parents

Previous analyses show that deaf mothers support their deaf children in order to providethe child with full access to the visual-oriented world. They do this by incorporatingVisual Communication Strategies (VCS), which facilitate the access to Flemish SignLanguage and the potential immediate acquisition of language. In contrast, hearingparents encounter more difficulties when creating a linguistically stimulating environment.The research reported on in this paper combines a longitudinal and cross-sectionalapproach, focussing on the use of visual environment created by deaf and hearing parents.Our study shows a striking difference between the visual environment created by deaf andhearing parents. With respect to the visual communication approaches chosen by the deafparents, deaf parents may act as role models for hearing parents.

Comparing Motor Development of Deaf Children of Deaf Parents and Deaf Children of Hearing Parents

2004 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren J. Lieberman ◽  
Lori Volding ◽  
Joseph P. Winnick
Keyword(s):  
Motor Development ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Deaf Parents

Reliability of a Rating Scale for Measuring Speech Intelligibility After Pediatric Cochlear Implantation

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 631-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Allen ◽  
Thomas P. Nikolopoulos ◽  
Dee Dyar ◽  
Gerard M. O'Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Rating Scale

scholarly journals The impact of input quality on early sign development in native and non-native language learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNY LU ◽  
ANNA JONES ◽  
GARY MORGAN
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Early Sign ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Deaf Parents ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThere is debate about how input variation influences child language. Most deaf children are exposed to a sign language from their non-fluent hearing parents and experience a delay in exposure to accessible language. A small number of children receive language input from their deaf parents who are fluent signers. Thus it is possible to document the impact of quality of input on early sign acquisition. The current study explores the outcomes of differential input in two groups of children aged two to five years: deaf children of hearing parents (DCHP) and deaf children of deaf parents (DCDP). Analysis of child sign language revealed DCDP had a more developed vocabulary and more phonological handshape types compared with DCHP. In naturalistic conversations deaf parents used more sign tokens and more phonological types than hearing parents. Results are discussed in terms of the effects of early input on subsequent language abilities.

Aspecten in de Gebarentaalontwikkeling van Dove Kinderen van Dove en Horende Ouders

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Carola Rooijmans
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Deaf Child ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Sign Languages ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Deaf Parents ◽  
School For The Deaf ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

Research has shown parallels in the development of linguistic aspects found in sign languages and spoken languages when acquired as a first language (Newport & Meier, 1985). Deaf children of deaf parents (DCDP) are exposed to sign language early and are able to acquire it effortlessly. However, only about 10% of deaf children have deaf parents. More commonly the deaf child is born into a hearing family. These hearing parents usually use a communication system in which spoken words are supported simultaneously with signs. Such a sign system differs considerably from a sign language as it is not a natural language. Deaf children of hearing parents (DCHP) come into contact with sign language when they go to a school for the deaf. Research indicates that DCHP do acquire sign language structures, but this acquisition is delayed (Knoors, 1992). In this study a description of the development of morpho-syntactic and lexical aspects of the Sign Language of the Netherlands is given. The sign language production of three DCDP is analysed every six months from 1;0 to 3;6. Furthermore, the sign language production of three DCHP at the age of 3;6 is compared with that of the DCDP at the same age. The study includes both general measures such as Mean Length of Utterance and Type/Token Ratio and aspects specific to sign languages such as the use of POINTS in two sign combinations. Recommendations will be made with respect to the improvement of observational research on language acquision of DCDP and DCHP.

scholarly journals Factors affecting audiological performance and speech intelligibility in prelingually deaf children after cochlear implantation: a study

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhipsa Hota
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Auditory Deprivation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Negative Relation ◽  
Auditory Performance ◽  
Prelingually Deaf

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The primary aim is to understand the factors affecting the audiological, speech and language outcome in prelingually deaf children, with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, who have undergone cochlear implantation.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> 40 prelingually deaf children, with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, who have undergone cochlear implantation were enrolled. Auditory performance and speech intelligibility was gauged by revised categories of auditory performance (CAP) score and speech intelligibility rating (SIR) respectively, preoperatively and at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year post cochlear implantation. These values were analysed using statistical package for social sciences with respect to duration of auditory deprivation, duration of use of hearing aid prior to cochlear implantation, duration of auditory verbal therapy prior to cochlear implantation and age of child at cochlear implantation.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> There is a negative relation between CAP and duration of auditory deprivation at 6 months and 1 year post cochlear implantation. Also, negative relation is seen between CAP and age of child at cochlear implantation at 6 months and 1 year post cochlear implantation. There is a negative relation between SIR and duration of auditory deprivation at 6 months and 1 year post cochlear implantation. Also, negative relation is seen between SIR score and age of child at cochlear implantation at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year post cochlear implantation.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Lesser the auditory deprivation and younger the child at cochlear implantation, better is the audiological performance and speech intelligibility post cochlear implantation.</p><p> </p>

Taalontwikkeling Door Middel Van Gebaren En Gebarentaal

1986 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
Rita Harder
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Visual Modality ◽  
Linguistic Development ◽  
Syntactic Structures ◽  
Hearing Parents ◽  
Deaf Parents ◽  
Total Communication ◽  
Hearing Children ◽  
The Way

In the last few years many different studies have shed light on the cognitive and linguistic development of deaf children of deaf parents, using sign language. Since hearing loss does not influence a visual modality, the assumption was made that the linguistic development of deaf children of deaf parents, in the acquisition of sign language, should be normal. Research has shown that the way deaf children of deaf parents acquire sign language is similar to the way hearing children acquire their language. Both groups use the same semantic relations first in the same syntactic structures, the vocabulary and length of utterance expand in the same manner, and they show the same sort of overgeneralizations. As a result of studies concerning the language development of deaf children of deaf parents hometraining-programs for deaf children of hearing parents have reconsidered their approach concerning the use of signs in their programs, that is in the Total Communication philosophy they consider signs as an important part of the communication between hearing parents and their deaf children.

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