Longitudinal evaluation of communication skills of children with single- or multichannel cochlear implants.
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.
Miyamoto
R T
RT
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
Osberger
M J
MJ
Robbins
A M
AM
Myres
W A
WA
Kessler
K
K
Pope
M L
ML
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