Comparison of different mobile telephones in Combi40+ users.
CONCLUSIONS
Telephone usage is a difficult challenge for cochlear implanted patients. A significant number of cochlear implanted patients are able to carry on a land-line or mobile telephone conversation. The telephone model may be a critical factor for telephone performance.


OBJECTIVE
The goals of this study were to evaluate speech discrimination through land-line and mobile telephones in Combi40+ users, and to compare different mobile telephone models to find out which could be more advisable for them.


METHODS
Eighteen Combi40+ implantees were tested with CID sentences and bisyllabic words presented through land-line and mobile telephones, in both quiet and noisy environments.


RESULTS
Mean scores for telephonic speech discrimination were over 85% for CID sentences and 28-59% for bisyllabic words. The Siemens M55 was superior to the other mobile telephones tested.
Castro
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Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. alejandrocastro@teleline.es
Lassaletta
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L
Bastarrica
M
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Prim
M P
MP
De Sarriá
M J
MJ
Gavilán
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D040421:Cell Phone; D002648:Child; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D034381:Hearing Loss; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013067:Speech Perception