title: Factors contributing to phoneme recognition ability of users of the 22-channel cochlear implant system.
abstract: A study was carried out to determine which factors contributed to the vowel and consonant recognition ability of recipients of the 22-channel cochlear implant system. On the basis of the statistical analysis, no isolated factor showed a strong correlation with vowel recognition score. On the other hand, negative correlations were found between patients' consonant recognition scores and postoperative psychophysical percepts such as threshold levels and maximum comfortable loudness levels. However, multiple regression analysis also showed that the combination of lower threshold levels, a larger number of usable electrodes, and wider dynamic ranges contributed to higher consonant recognition scores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiroma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yukawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumakawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Funasaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013067:Speech Perception; D013997:Time Factors