title: Recognition of familiar melodies by adult cochlear implant recipients and normal-hearing adults.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare melody recognition and pitch perception of adult cochlear implant recipients and normal-hearing adults and to identify factors that influence the ability of implant users to recognize familiar melodies. Forty-nine experienced cochlear implant recipients and 18 normal-hearing adults were tested on familiar melody recognition. The normal-hearing adults were significantly (p < 0.0001) more accurate than implant recipients. Implant recipients showed considerable variability in perception of complex tones and pure tones. There were significant negative correlations between melody recognition, age at the time of testing, length of profound deafness and complex-tone perception, and significant positive relations between melody recognition and speech recognition scores.
authors.affiliation: School of Music and Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gfeller
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehr
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Woodworth
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fearn
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Knutson
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stordahl