title: Word recognition by 50 patients fitted with the Symbion multichannel cochlear implant.
abstract: We describe the word recognition ability of 50 patients who use the multichannel cochlear implant manufactured by Symbion, Inc. The median scores for open set tests involving auditory stimulation alone were: 14% correct (range 0 to 60) for monosyllabic words, 44% correct (range 0 to 100) for spondees, and 45% correct (range 0 to 100) for words in the Everyday CID Sentences. In the visual stimulation condition of the Everyday CID Sentences, the median score was 64% correct (range 0 to 100). In the visual plus auditory stimulation condition, the median score was 99% correct (range 46 to 100). These results demonstrate that relatively good speech understanding can be achieved using a cochlear implant which employs only a few channels of stimulation and which simultaneously activates monopolar electrodes.
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University, Tempe.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dorman
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hannley
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dankowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McCandless
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*