Comparison of benefit from UCH/RNID single-channel extracochlear implant and tactile acoustic monitor.
A 53-year-old, post-lingually totally deafened adult was evaluated six months post-operatively to compare the benefits of a UCH/RNID single-channel extra cochlear implant and a Tactile Acoustic Monitor (TAM). The TAM provided information giving clues to the prosodic features of rhythm and length of sounds. The cochlear implant provided information on pitch changes as well as the above prosodic features. The patient was able to use this additional information to obtain improved speech discrimination and environmental information.
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D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013067:Speech Perception