ArticleOtology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology2016
Early Bimodal Stimulation Benefits Language Acquisition for Children With Cochlear Implants.
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- Bilateral Cochlear Implants or Bimodal Hearing for Children with Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss.Current otorhinolaryngology reports · 2020Article
- Effects of Early Acoustic Hearing on Speech Perception and Language for Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2019Article
- The Effect of Cochlear Implant Interval on Spoken Language Skills of Pediatric Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2019Article
- Restricted Speech Recognition in Noise and Quality of Life of Hearing-Impaired Children and Adolescents With Cochlear Implants - Need for Studies Addressing This Topic With Valid Pediatric Quality of Life Instruments.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Development of Phonological, Lexical, and Syntactic Abilities in Children With Cochlear Implants Across the Elementary Grades.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2018Article
- Limiting asymmetric hearing improves benefits of bilateral hearing in children using cochlear implants.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Evaluation of the Facial Recess and Cochlea on the Temporal Bone of Stillbirths regarding the Percutaneous Cochlear Implant.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2018Article
- Effects of age and hearing mechanism on spectral resolution in normal hearing and cochlear-implanted listeners.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2017Article
- Verbal Learning and Memory After Cochlear Implantation in Postlingually Deaf Adults: Some New Findings with the CVLT-II.Ear and hearingArticle
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Abstract
hypothesisAdding a low-frequency acoustic signal to the cochlear implant (CI) signal (i.e., bimodal stimulation) for a period of time early in life improves language acquisition.
backgroundChildren must acquire sensitivity to the phonemic units of language to develop most language-related skills, including expressive vocabulary, working memory, and reading. Acquiring sensitivity to phonemic structure depends largely on having refined spectral (frequency) representations available in the signal, which does not happen with CIs alone. Combining the low-frequency acoustic signal available through hearing aids with the CI signal can enhance signal quality. A period with this bimodal stimulation has been shown to improve language skills in very young children. This study examined whether these benefits persist into childhood.
methodsData were examined for 48 children with CIs implanted under age 3 years, participating in a longitudinal study. All children wore hearing aids before receiving a CI, but upon receiving a first CI, 24 children had at least 1 year of bimodal stimulation (Bimodal group), and 24 children had only electric stimulation subsequent to implantation (CI-only group). Measures of phonemic awareness were obtained at second and fourth grades, along with measures of expressive vocabulary, working memory, and reading.
resultsChildren in the Bimodal group generally performed better on measures of phonemic awareness, and that advantage was reflected in other language measures.
conclusionsHaving even a brief period of time early in life with combined electric-acoustic input provides benefits to language learning into childhood, likely because of the enhancement in spectral representations provided.
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