Early results using the nucleus CI24M in children.
OBJECTIVE
To report early postimplantation speech recognition results in children who received Nucleus CI24M cochlear implants.


METHODS
The study group consisted of 19 consecutively implanted children.


METHODS
Congenitally deaf children (20 months to 15 years old) were implanted with the Nucleus CI24M and followed-up at New York University Medical Center for a period of 3 to 12 months.


METHODS
Speech perception was evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively using the Early Speech Perception (ESP) test, the Glendonald Auditory Screening Procedure (GASP) word and sentence tests, Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten (PBK) monosyllabic word lists, Common Phrases test, the Multisyllabic and Lexical Neighborhood (MLNT, LNT) tests, and the Banford-Kowal-Bench (BKB) sentence test.


RESULTS
One-way analyses of variance revealed significant improvement in open-set speech recognition in children able to perform measurement tasks.


CONCLUSIONS
The Nucleus CI24M cochlear implant provides significant benefit to children after short-term use.
Cohen
N L
NL
Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
Waltzman
S B
SB
Roland
J T
JT
Staller
S J
SJ
Hoffman
R A
RA
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D017626:Cochlear Nucleus / Q000601:surgery*; D003638:Deafness / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology; D013069:Speech Reception Threshold Test; D013997:Time Factors