Speech recognition performance of pediatric Clarion patients.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the speech performance of children with the Clarion Multi-Strategy Cochlear Implant.


METHODS
Prelingually deafened children who had received the Clarion implant.


METHODS
The Spondee and Monosyllable Word Identification subtest of the Early Speech Perception test, the Glendonald Auditory Screening Procedure (GASP), and the Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten test (PB-K) were administered to subjects 3 and 6 months after implantation.


RESULTS
At 3 months, subjects' performance was higher than preoperatively with hearing aids. At 6 months, performance improved further. Scores were higher on the ESP and GASP than on the PB-K. The scores indicate better levels of speech recognition than were obtained with older implant processing strategies. Subjects varied considerably in their performance. The results are preliminary because of the small sample.
Zimmerman-Phillips
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Advanced Bionics Corporation, Sylmar, California, USA.
Osberger
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Geier
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Barker
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000601:surgery*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013067:Speech Perception