How we do it: Employment of listening-development criteria during assessment of infants who use cochlear implants

There are currently no formal, standardized procedures for assessing speech processing and perception during infancy. This lack of tools makes interpretation of infant data challenging. This article describes how our clinical research center established listening-development criteria for infants wit...

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Published in:Cochlear implants international 2011-02, Vol.12 (1), p.57-59
Main Authors: Barker, Brittan A, Kenworthy, Maura H, Walker, Elizabeth A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Assessment
Audibility
Auditory Perception - physiology
Auditory Threshold - physiology
Cochlear Implantation - methods
Cochlear Implants
Deafness - diagnosis
Deafness - surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Language Development
Male
Speech perception
Speech Perception - physiology
Time Factors
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:There are currently no formal, standardized procedures for assessing speech processing and perception during infancy. This lack of tools makes interpretation of infant data challenging. This article describes how our clinical research center established listening-development criteria for infants with cochlear implants. The listening-development criteria incorporate programming, audiometric, and parent-report measures to estimate adequate audibility of the speech signal prior to the infants' inclusion in research protocols. This paper operationally defines the listening-development criteria, discusses its importance, and presents data from 10 infants who met the listening criteria on average after 6 months of device use.
ISSN:1467-0100
1754-7628
DOI:10.1179/146701010X486543