A Survey of Speech Perception Tests for Children with Hearing Loss Used in Cochlear Implant Centers in Korea

Background: Before advanced noise-management features can be recommended for use in children with hearing loss, evidence regarding their ability to use these features to optimize speech perception is necessary. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between children's preference for, and performance with, four combinations of noise-management features in noisy listening environments. Research Design: Children with hearing loss were asked to repeat short sentences presented in steady-state noise or in multitalker babble while wearing ear-level hearing aids. The aids were programmed with four memories having an orthogonal arrangement of two noise-management features. The children were also asked to indicate the hearing aid memory that they preferred in each of the listening conditions both initially and after a short period of use. Study Sample: Fifteen children between the ages of 8 and 12 yr with moderate hearing losses, bilaterally. Results: The children's preference for noise management aligned well with their performance for at least three of the four listening conditions. The configuration of noise-management features had little effect on speech perception with the exception of reduced performance for speech originating from behind the child while in a directional hearing aid setting. Additionally, the children's preference appeared to be governed by listening comfort, even under conditions for which a benefit was not expected such as the use of digital noise reduction in the multitalker babble conditions. Conclusions: The results serve as evidence in support of the use of noise-management features in grade-school children as young as 8 yr of age.

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Relationships between speech perception abilities and spoken language skills in young children with hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1080/14992020802607423 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 248-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Jean L. DesJardin ◽

Sophie E. Ambrose ◽

Amy S. Martinez ◽

Laurie S. Eisenberg

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Speech Perception ◽

Young Children ◽

Language Skills ◽

Spoken Language ◽

Children With Hearing Loss ◽

Spoken Language Skills

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Results for Chinese and English in a Multichannel Cochlear Implant Patient

Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology ◽

10.1177/00034894870960s167 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 96 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 126-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

S. A. Xu ◽

R. C. Dowell ◽

G. M. Clark

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Speech Perception ◽

Cochlear Implant ◽

Chinese Patient ◽

Cochlear Prosthesis ◽

Word Test ◽

Open Set ◽

Chinese And English ◽

Speech Tracking

A multichannel cochlear prosthesis was implanted in a Chinese patient who suffered from profound sensory hearing loss. The preoperative Minimal Auditory Capabilities (MAC) battery tests in English, as well as an open set bisyllable word test, an open set sentence test, and speech tracking in Chinese indicated significant improvement of speech perception for both English and Chinese after the operation. Substantial understanding of running speech was possible in both languages without the help of lipreading.

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Longitudinal Study of Speech Perception, Speech, and Language for Children with Hearing Loss in an Auditory-Verbal Therapy Program

The Volta Review ◽

10.17955/tvr.109.2.3.619 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 109 (2/3) ◽

pp. 61-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Dimity Dornan ◽

Louise Hickson ◽

Bruce Murdoch ◽

Todd Houston

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Speech Perception ◽

Speech And Language ◽

Therapy Program ◽

Children With Hearing Loss ◽

Auditory Verbal Therapy

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REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN UKRAINE AT THE PRESENT STAGE

Herald of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine ◽

10.37472/2707-305x-2021-3-2-8-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Volodymyr Shevchenko

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Cochlear Implant ◽

Cochlear Implants ◽

Cochlear Implantation ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Modern Method ◽

Educational Process ◽

Correctional Programs ◽

Children With Hearing Loss ◽

The Brain

The article considers the rehabilitation problem of children with hearing loss who have cochlear implants. The main aspects of detecting hearing loss of different degrees, providing early help, and a modern method of hearing aid — cochlear implantation are described. The leading indicators of hearing development of a child after cochlear implantation and the importance of an integrated approach in rehabilitation are revealed. It is noted that a child with a cochlear implant can communicate with others, hear them and understand. However, this method is critical to use in the first three years of a child’s life to develop speech and hearing centres of the brain. In this case, with the help of a cochlear implant, the child will learn to perceive the language of others, use language for communication and develop along with peers, and accordingly socialize.The article emphasizes the importance and necessity of training specialists to rehabilitate such children, the introduction into the educational process of correctional programs for the development of auditory perception after cochlear implantation, development of guidelines for professionals and parents, educational and rehabilitation literature.

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Cochlear Implant Outcomes for Children With Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood ◽

10.1044/hhdc19.2.75 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 75-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jaime Leigh ◽

Gary Rance ◽

Shani Dettman ◽

Richard Dowell

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Speech Perception ◽

Cochlear Implant ◽

Cochlear Implants ◽

Auditory Neuropathy ◽

Cochlear Nerve ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Language Outcomes ◽

Outcomes For Children ◽

Cochlear Nerve Deficiency

Abstract Cochlear implantation is currently the intervention option of choice for many children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) who are unable to obtain benefit from conventional amplification. The aim of this study was to review the speech perception and language outcomes for children with ANSD who had received a cochlear implant and highlight specific clinical considerations for working with this population of children with hearing impairment who are being considered for implantation. Finds for the group of 17 children with ANSD using cochlear implants were compared to previously reported outcomes for children with sensori-neural (SN) type hearing loss using cochlear implants. Two children, identified with cochlear nerve deficiency pre-operatively, received no useful auditory percepts from their cochlear implant and discontinued device use. The remaining children demonstrated speech perception and language outcomes comparable to those observed for SN hearing loss peers using cochlear implants. This paper highlights a number of considerations for clinicians to be aware of and the importance of careful counseling pre-operatively regarding the potential for less-than-optimal outcomes, particularly for those children identified with cochlear nerve deficiency.

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