title: Longitudinal evaluation of communication skills of children with single- or multichannel cochlear implants.
abstract: Performance on speech perception, speech production, and language tests was measured over time in children who used the 3M/House or the Nucleus cochlear implant. The speech perception and production results demonstrated higher performance levels and faster rates of learning for the multichannel than for the single-channel users. The performance of the children with the single-channel implant on the speech perception and production measures reached a plateau by 1.5 years post implant, whereas the children using the multichannel device continued to show improvement after 2 or more years of implant use. Changes in language were limited over time with no obvious difference in performance as a function of type of implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Osberger
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Myres
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement