Trial reportInternational journal of audiology2013
A randomized controlled trial of nonlinear frequency compression versus conventional processing in hearing aids: speech and language of children at three years of age.
Trial report in International journal of audiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Effects of Adaptive Non-linear Frequency Compression in Hearing Aids on Mandarin Speech and Sound-Quality Perception.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Listening Effort and Speech Recognition with Frequency Compression Amplification for Children and Adults with Hearing Loss.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2017Article
- Major findings of the LOCHI study on children at 3 years of age and implications for audiological management.International journal of audiology · 2013Article
- Commentary: listening can be exhausting--fatigue in children and adults with hearing loss.Ear and hearingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effect of nonlinear frequency compression (NLFC) on children's development of speech and language at three years of age.
designA randomized controlled trial was conducted as part of the population-based longitudinal study on outcomes of children with hearing impairment (LOCHI). Participants were randomly assigned to fitting with NLFC (Phonak Naida V SP or UP) or with conventional processing in hearing aids, prescribed by using either the NAL or the DSL formula. Standardized tests of speech production, receptive and expressive language were administered, and parent ratings were collected. All assessments were double-blinded. STUDY SAMPLE: Participants were 44 of the 450 children in the LOCHI cohort.
resultsCompared to children using conventional processing, receptive and expressive language was higher but receptive vocabulary and consonant articulation scores were lower for children who use NLFC. There was increased substitution of affricates by fricatives for children using NLFC, compared to children using conventional amplification. After allowing for the effect of multiple demographic variables, the difference in global language scores between groups was not significant (effect: 0.8 [95% confidence interval: - 6.7, 8.3]).
conclusionsThere is insufficient evidence to indicate a difference in language ability between children using NLFC and those using conventional amplification.
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