title: Speech perception and functional benefit after multichannel cochlear implantation.
abstract: This study was done to investigate the effect of a multichannel cochlear implant on speech perception and the functional benefit of cochlear implantation in Finnish-speaking postlingually deafened adults. Fourteen subjects were enrolled. Sentence and word recognition were studied with open-set tests auditorily only. One year after implantation, the listening performance was assessed by case histories and interviews. Before implantation for subjects with a hearing aid, the mean recognition score was 38% for sentences and 17% for words. One year after switching on the implant, the mean recognition score was 84% for sentences and 70% for words. Before implantation, the majority of the subjects were not aware of environmental sounds and only a few were able to recognize some environmental sounds. One year after switching on the implant, the majority of the subjects were able to use the telephone with a familiar speaker. All the subjects were able to recognize speech auditorily only and had thus gained good functional benefit from the implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Finnish, Saami and Logopedics, University of Oulu. tiana.valimaa@oulu.fin
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Välimaa
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sorri
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Löppönen
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D000328:Adult; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome