Comparative study of English- and German-speaking children with the Clarion cochlear implant.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the performance of English-speaking and German-speaking children with Clarion cochlear implants on the Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (MAIS).


METHODS
Prelingually deafened German-speaking children and English-speaking children with Clarion cochlear implants were assessed on the MAIS pre- and postoperatively. Data were analyzed in terms of the absolute score, preoperatively and at two postoperative intervals, and the improvement score.


CONCLUSIONS
Preoperatively, the MAIS scores of German-speaking children were slightly lower than those of English-speaking children. Postoperatively, this difference became more pronounced. Substantial deviation within each group of subjects was suggested by the size of the standard deviations.
Osberger
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Advanced Bionics Corporation, Sylmar, California, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness / Q000601:surgery*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care