Changes in Speech Intelligibility of Korean Hearing-impaired Children in relation to Age at Cochlear Implantation

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Myung Jin Huh ◽  
In Sup Kim
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

scholarly journals The effect of age at time of cochlear implantation on the pragmatic development of the prelingual hearing impaired children

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Sameeh Khodeir ◽  
Dina Fouad El Sayed Moussa ◽  
Rasha Mohammed Shoeib
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Pragmatic Language ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Pragmatic Development ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Abstract Background Pragmatics is the social use of language that draws on understanding human interactions in specific contexts and requires engagement with a communicative partner or partners. The hearing-impaired children are known to have a pragmatic language delay as hearing impairment deprived of exposure to natural communication interactions, in addition to the language delay they have. Since the age of implantation has emerged as an important predictor of language, hearing, and speech in children who use cochlear implants (CI), question aroused about the benefits of early cochlear implantation on pragmatic language development in those children. Thus, this study aims to compare the pragmatic language development of the prelingual hearing impaired children who cochlear implanted before the age of 3 years and those who cochlear implanted after the age of 3 years. Results The two study groups showed no significant differences regard their scores in the Egyptian Arabic Pragmatic Language Test (EAPLT). The two studied groups had pragmatic language scores below their 5th percentile. Among the studied groups, the scores of the EAPLT were positively correlated to the age of the children, the children’s language abilities, and the duration of the received language rehabilitation, with no significant correlation to the age of implantation. Conclusions The age of implantation has no impact on pragmatic language development in children with CI. The prelingual children with CI are susceptible to delays in the pragmatic language development that is primarily related to the age of those children and their language abilities, besides their experience in social interactions. These results should be considered in their rehabilitative plan and advocate the importance of early incorporation of pragmatic behaviors into their intervention programs.

scholarly journals Saccular function evolution related to cochlear implantation in hearing impaired children

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
Romică Sebastian Cozma ◽  
◽  
Maria Cristina Hera ◽  
Mihail Dan Cobzeanu ◽  
Raluca Olariu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Teaching Consonants to Profoundly Hearing-Impaired Speakers Using Palatometry

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 929-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel G. Fletcher ◽  
Paul A. Dagenais ◽  
Paula Critz-Crosby
Keyword(s):  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Contact Patterns ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Five profoundly hearing-impaired children were taught the consonants /t,d,k,g,s,z∫/ using palatometry. Changes in linguapalatal contact patterns and listener perceptions showed significant improvement in the place and manner of consonants produced by all subjects. Velar stops were as easily and accurately learned as alveolar stops. Distinctive sibilants were also found by the end of training. Sounds not previously present in a subject’s phonetic repetoire were learned more accurately than those present but inaccurate prior to therapy. Voicing errors persisted. Two of the subjects showed evidence of newly established, unsolicited coarticulated movements. The results indicated that visual articulatory modeling and feedback of linguapalatal contact patterns is an effective means of teaching consonants and improving speech intelligibility.

scholarly journals A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON ANALYSIS OF PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN TAMIL SPEAKING HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 769-773
Author(s):  
Dhinakaran N. ◽  
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Karthikeyan B.M ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Phonological Processes ◽  
Implant Surgery ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Cochlear Implant Surgery ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Phonological Processes are simplification of sounds which occur among the children during the younger age and will gradually diminish giving an adult like speech form. The aim of the present study is to analyze the occurrence of phonological processes among hearing impaired children who underwent cochlear implant surgery during their younger age as an early intervention. The subjects included in the study were 10 children (5 male and 5 female) who were diagnosed with congenital total hearing impairment and underwent cochlear implant surgery and attending Auditory verbal therapy. The task given to the subjects in the present study is to repeat the words in Tamil Articulation Test followed by the Clinician. The words were recorded and further analyzed for the occurrence of phonological processes. The results show that a total of 26 phonological processes (both typical and atypical) occurred with a maximum occurrence of Depalatalization and minimally of Final Consonant Deletion. The results of the present study help in providing a better knowledge about the occurrence of phonological processes which helps the speech language pathologist in intervening hearing impaired children with cochlear implants and to improve their speech intelligibility.

Bilateral Cochlear Implantation for Hearing-Impaired Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Elizabeth Susan Lovett ◽  
Deborah Anne Vickers ◽  
Arthur Quentin Summerfield
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

scholarly journals Parental compliance for speech therapy of their hearing-impaired children using cochlear implants

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Amna Asghar ◽  
Tayyaba Dawood ◽  
Ghulam Saulain ◽  
Aqsa Irum ◽  
Rabia Zaman Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Town Hospital ◽  
Speech Therapist ◽  
Therapy Sessions ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Background: Cochlear implant is a miraculous surgery to improve hearing in profound hearing-impaired children who derive no benefit from hearing aids and consequently present with speech and language disability. This study aims to explore the parental perspective regarding compliance to speech therapy and its potential benefit in hearing-impaired children with cochlear implantation. This will help understand parental concerns and plan recommendations for providing appropriate speech therapy sessions after cochlear implantation. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study using purposive sampling recruited 217 parents of hearing impaired cochlear implanted children of both genders, aged 1 to 15 years. Sample was collected from Audiology Department of Riphah International University, Combined Military Hospital, Bahria Town Hospital and Alam Audiology Clinic, Lahore, Pakistan over a period of 6 months. Basic demographic sheet and self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. SPSS Version 22 was used for data analysis. Results: Results revealed that both parents of 120 (55.3%) male and 97 (44.7%) female cochlear implanted children entered the study. A poor compliance was noted with only 88(40.55%) parents got their children consulted with a speech therapist for post implant needs and of these only 75 (84.23%) received regular speech therapy. There was significant association of those who received hearing aid trial and consultation to speech therapist (p=0.01) and length of speech therapy with regular therapy sessions (p=0.03), speech language improvement with the thought that regular speech therapy was important (p=0.04) Conclusion: By and large parents are not very compliant to speech therapy needs of their implanted children with only 40.55% consulted speech language therapists and remaining remained indifferent. Of the 40.55% who consulted speech language therapists 84.23% followed speech therapy for their children. Study also revealed a significant relationship between regular speech therapy sessions and early speech and language development.

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