Cochlear Implantation Outcome in Prelingually Deafened Young Adults
| Autor: | Edoardo Arslan, Rosamaria Santarelli, Elisabetta Genovese, Roberta De Filippi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Speech perception genetic structures Physiology medicine.medical_treatment Cognition Audiology Sensory Systems Speech and Hearing Otorhinolaryngology Cochlear implant Prelingual onset otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Prelingual deafness In patient sense organs Young adult Psychology Cochlear implantation |
| Zdroj: | Audiology and Neurotology. 13:257-265 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9700 1420-3030 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000115435 |
| Popis: | The outcome of cochlear implantation in patients with deafness of prelingual onset is largely unpredictable due to high individual variability. This study evaluated speech perception performances in a group of 18 prelingually deafened subjects (aged 13–30 years) which was homogeneous with respect to duration of deafness, hearing aid use before cochlear implantation, mode of communication and administration of auditory-oral speech therapy. Word discrimination length, word and sentence identification, phoneme identification and word and sentence recognition were tested before cochlear implantation and at 6 months, 1, 2 and 3 years of cochlear implant use. Scores on all tests significantly improved after cochlear implantation, although mean values were lower compared to those achieved by postlingually deafened patients. Speech performances on both word and sentence recognition continued to increase over time also beyond 1 year after cochlear implantation. Moreover, scores on sentence recognition tests were significantly higher compared to disyllabic words at 3 years of cochlear implant use. The presence of an auditory input delivered by hearing aids before cochlear implantation associated with auditory-oral therapy and a good level of education may positively influence the cochlear implant outcome in prelingually deafened adults. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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