医学
听力学
人工耳蜗植入
言语感知
代理(统计)
听力损失
人工耳蜗植入术
声音定位
感知
心理学
计算机科学
机器学习
神经科学
作者
Kayla Hicks,Lisa Park,Kevin D. Brown,Margaret T. Dillon
摘要
To assess the perceived benefit of cochlear implant (CI) use for children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) and evaluate whether perceived abilities are associated with performance on measures of speech recognition and spatial hearing.Nineteen children with moderate-to-profound UHL underwent cochlear implantation. The Speech Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Questionnaire modified for children (SSQ-C) were completed by parental proxy pre-operatively and at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months post-activation. Linear mixed models evaluated perceived benefits over the study period. Pearson correlations assessed the association between subjective report and performance on measures of word recognition with the CI alone and spatial hearing (speech recognition in spatially-separated noise and sound source localization) in the combined condition (CI plus contralateral ear).For the SSQ-C, parents reported significant improvements with CI use as compared to pre-operative perceptions (p < 0.001); improved perceptions were either maintained or continued to improve over the 2-year post-activation period. Perceived benefit did not significantly correlate with word recognition with the CI alone or spatial hearing outcomes in the combined condition.Families of children with UHL observed benefits of CI use early after cochlear implantation that was maintained with long-term device use. Responses to subjective measures may broaden our understanding of the experiences of pediatric CI users with UHL in addition to outcomes on typical measures of CI performance.III Laryngoscope, 2023.
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