title: [Binaural advantage on usage of hearing aid together with cochlear implant--examination on speech perception (Japanese monosyllable word list 67-S and Japanese HINT)].
abstract: Six cochlear implant recipients with hearing aids in the opposite ear were studied to survey binaural advantage. They were examined in separate tests by using a hearing aid alone, cochlear implant alone, and by using both devices (bimodal condition). Test items used were the Japanese monosyllable word list 67--S and Japanese HINT. Statistically significantly results were obtained in the bimodal condition, three out of six subjects were successful in the monosyllable word test and all successful in the Japanese HINT. We conclude that all subjects enjoyed binaural advantage in speech perception in bimodal condition with no conflict at the recognition level; even when different sounds from cochlear implant and contralateral hearing aid were received. The plasticity of the brain is thought to be of importance in the bimodal condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Sensory Organ Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (E8), Osaka.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsushiro
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwaki
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*