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Cochlear re-implantation with the use of multi-mode grounding associated with anodic monophasic pulses to manage abnormal facial nerve stimulation. 人工耳蜗再植入术中多模接地结合单相阳极脉冲处理面神经异常刺激。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2157077
Miguel Angelo Hyppolito, Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa Reis, Fabiana Danieli, Raabid Hussain, Nicolas Le Goff
{"title":"Cochlear re-implantation with the use of multi-mode grounding associated with anodic monophasic pulses to manage abnormal facial nerve stimulation.","authors":"Miguel Angelo Hyppolito,&nbsp;Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa Reis,&nbsp;Fabiana Danieli,&nbsp;Raabid Hussain,&nbsp;Nicolas Le Goff","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2157077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2157077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> To investigate the outcomes of cochlear re-implantation using multi-mode grounding stimulation associated with anodic monophasic pulses to manage abnormal facial nerve stimulation (AFNS) in cochlear implant (CI) recipients. <b>Methods:</b> Retrospective case report. An adult CI recipient with severe AFNS and decrease in auditory performance was re-implanted with a new CI device to change the pulse shape and stimulation mode. Patient's speech perception scores and AFNS were compared before and after cochlear re-implantation, using monopolar stimulation associated with cathodic biphasic pulses and multi-mode stimulation mode associated to anodic monophasic pulses, respectively. The insertion depth angle and the electrode-nerve distances were also investigated, before and after cochlear re-implantation. <b>Results:</b> AFNS was resolved, and the speech recognition scores rapidly increased in the first year after cochlear re-implantation while remaining stable. After cochlear re-implantation, the e15 and e20 electrodes showed shorter electrode-nerve distances compared to their correspondent e4 and e7 electrodes, which induced AFNS in the first implantation. <b>Conclusions:</b> Cochlear re-implantation with multi-mode grounding stimulation associated with anodic monophasic pulses was an effective strategy for managing AFNS. The patient's speech perception scores rapidly improved and AFNS was not detected four years after cochlear re-implantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 2","pages":"55-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Electrode impedances in children with cochlear implants: Comparison between intra-operative Switch ON and post-operative Switch ON. 人工耳蜗植入儿童的电极阻抗:术中 Switch ON 与术后 Switch ON 的比较。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-22 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2023.2172827
K R Meghanadh, Udit Saxena, S B Rathna Kumar, Gish Chacko, Vikas N, Sandhra S, Gunjan Mehta
{"title":"Electrode impedances in children with cochlear implants: Comparison between intra-operative Switch ON and post-operative Switch ON.","authors":"K R Meghanadh, Udit Saxena, S B Rathna Kumar, Gish Chacko, Vikas N, Sandhra S, Gunjan Mehta","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2023.2172827","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2023.2172827","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Intra-operative Switch ON (IOSO) is a novel clinical approach of activating the cochlear implant during the surgery adopted at our cochlear implantation center.We compared the electrode impedances in two conditions of Switch ON of cochlear implants; IOSO and post-operative Switch ON (POSO, 21st day of surgery).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electrode impedances of 185 cochlear implants, 93 of whom received IOSO and 92 POSO, recorded over 10 years were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Electrode impedances of IOSO group were significantly lower than POSO group at Switch ON and 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th months post cochlear implantation. In IOSO group, 3rd month's electrode impedances were high when compared to electrode impedances at Switch ON. Beyond the 3rd months, electrode impedance remained unchanged. In POSO group, there were no significant differences in electrode impedances between any measurement schedule.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate in detail the electrode impedances of the two above-said conditions of Switch ON in the process of cochlear implantation. This study concludes that timing of CI Switch ON has a significant effect on the electrode impedances. These results may affect the choice of cochlear implant Switch ON timing.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 2","pages":"65-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9677064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cochlear implantation through intracochlear fibrosis: A comparison of surgical techniques. 耳蜗内纤维化人工耳蜗植入术:手术技术的比较。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2153968
Anne K Maxwell, Jacob B Kahane, Rahul Mehta, Moises A Arriaga
{"title":"Cochlear implantation through intracochlear fibrosis: A comparison of surgical techniques.","authors":"Anne K Maxwell,&nbsp;Jacob B Kahane,&nbsp;Rahul Mehta,&nbsp;Moises A Arriaga","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2153968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2153968","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>While the implications of ossification on cochlear implantation (CI) have been extensively described, there is a paucity of data regarding the fibrotic stage. We examined the outcomes of different insertion techniques for managing intracochlear fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective review of case series with case-control comparison.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>University-based tertiary-referral otology-neurotology practice.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>Between 2009 to 2020, 384 patients underwent CI. Of those, 7 patients (8 ears) demonstrated intracochlear fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>CI performed 1-4 months following meningitis/labyrinthitis and 12-24 months after idiopathic sudden SNHL. Fibrosis removal (38%) or dilation (63%) permitted implantation. A styleted-electrode was used in 63% due to dense fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Postoperative audiometry with CI in place, additional comparisons with audiometric outcomes in age-matched controls.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Full insertion achieved in all except one ear with partial ossification. Mean ipsilateral pure tone average (PTA) improved to 29 ± 15 dB and speech discrimination to 72 ± 28%. Fibrosis removal vs. dilation resulted in no PTA differences (<i>p</i> = 0.76). Poorest outcomes occurred with the longest time to surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Good CI audiologic outcomes in the setting of cochlear fibrosis can be achieved and are independent of technique. Instead, they vary with time to implantation. Every attempt should be made to intervene as early as possible.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 2","pages":"73-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9680730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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HiRes ultra series cochlear implant field recall: failure rates and early outcomes. 雇佣超系列人工耳蜗现场召回:失败率和早期结果。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2145689
Arianna Winchester, Emily Kay-Rivest, David R Friedmann, Sean O McMenomey, William H Shapiro, J Thomas Roland, Susan Waltzman, Daniel Jethanamest
{"title":"HiRes ultra series cochlear implant field recall: failure rates and early outcomes.","authors":"Arianna Winchester,&nbsp;Emily Kay-Rivest,&nbsp;David R Friedmann,&nbsp;Sean O McMenomey,&nbsp;William H Shapiro,&nbsp;J Thomas Roland,&nbsp;Susan Waltzman,&nbsp;Daniel Jethanamest","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2145689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2145689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluate rates of Advanced Bionics Ultra 3D/Ultra cochlear implant failure in the setting of a worldwide device recall and report surgical and auditory outcomes after revision.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective chart review was performed for adult and pediatric patients implanted with at risk devices at our center from 2016 to 2020. Device failure rates, surgical, and auditory outcomes were recorded and analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 113 at-risk devices, 20 devices (17.7%) in 18 patients (two bilaterally implanted) were identified as failures. All devices were with mid-scala electrodes. Eleven patients (61.1%) were children and 7 (38.9%) adults. Twelve patients were found to have failing devices after reporting subjective performance decline; the remainder were prompted by manufacturer notification. All were revised, with the majority (83.3%) choosing the same manufacturer. All had uncomplicated original and revision insertions. Among adults, average word scores on the revised side were stable pre- to post-revision (<i>P</i> = 0.95).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Patients with device failure due to this field action performed well after revision implantation. Patients with bilateral at-risk devices but evidence of unilateral failure may elect to undergo simultaneous empiric revision of the contralateral device. Three patients who elected to change device manufacturers on revision have variable results that require further investigation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients requiring revision for a device field action overall perform well. At-risk devices continue to require monitoring as a growing number are likely to fail over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 2","pages":"87-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9735143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cochlear implant electrode array tip-foldover detection by electrode voltage telemetry. 基于电极电压遥测技术的人工耳蜗电极阵列尖端折叠检测。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2148890
Marc Leblans, Andrzej Zarowski, Andrzej Molisz, Joost van Dinther, Janne Dedeyne, Bob Lerut, Rudolf Kuhweide, Erwin Offeciers
{"title":"Cochlear implant electrode array tip-foldover detection by electrode voltage telemetry.","authors":"Marc Leblans,&nbsp;Andrzej Zarowski,&nbsp;Andrzej Molisz,&nbsp;Joost van Dinther,&nbsp;Janne Dedeyne,&nbsp;Bob Lerut,&nbsp;Rudolf Kuhweide,&nbsp;Erwin Offeciers","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2148890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2148890","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>With the introduction of more flexible and thinner electrodes, such as Cochlear's Slim Modiolar Electrode, there is a higher risk of electrode insertion problems, in particular the tip foldover. Timely intraoperative detection of the problem would allow for direct intraoperative correction. This paper describes a non-radiological method for intraoperative tip foldover detection that is applicable in all surgical centers and can quickly deliver accurate results.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Postoperative radiographs of 118 CI-recipients implanted with Nucleus devices were retrospectively analyzed on the presence of a tip foldover. Electrode Voltage Telemetry (EVT), also called Electric Field Imaging, was performed by means of Cochlear's EVT software tool, which is now integrated into Custom Sound-EP as the Trans-Impedance-Matrix measurement option. Tip foldover detection was automated by using the linear Hough transform for extracting straight-line patterns in the Trans-Impedance Matrix's heatmap.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The six cases of electrode tip foldover were accurately identified by the EVT measurements, including two cases with folding location very close to the electrode tip (contact 20).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Electrode Voltage Telemetry measures the Trans-Impedance Matrix, which can accurately detect tip foldovers of the cochlear implant electrodes within 1 min. This method can be reliably applied in all patients with normal cochlear anatomy and is able to intraoperatively detect foldovers localized even very close to the electrode tip. Application of the linear Hough transform allows for automatic detection of electrode tip foldovers that shows excellent agreement with visual evaluation of the radiological images and the transimpedance matrix's heatmap.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 2","pages":"95-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9681989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessing the risk of magnetic interaction between auditory implants and programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunts. 评估听觉植入物与可编程脑室腹腔分流器之间的磁场相互作用风险。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-01-16 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2023.2166602
Manu Shrivastava, Ayeshah Abdul-Hamid, Gulam Zilani, Ali Qureishi, Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, Samuel Mackeith
{"title":"Assessing the risk of magnetic interaction between auditory implants and programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunts.","authors":"Manu Shrivastava, Ayeshah Abdul-Hamid, Gulam Zilani, Ali Qureishi, Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, Samuel Mackeith","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2023.2166602","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2023.2166602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigated whether the magnetic field of the internal magnet of cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA) would be sufficient to affect a programmable ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Current guidelines suggest against implanting these hearing devices ipsilateral to a programmable VP shunt, but the exact nature of the interaction has not been quantified.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The magnetic field strength (mT) was measured at 0 and 10 mm from the edge of both the Cochlear Implant CI512 (Cochlear Corporation) magnet and BAHA Attract magnet. Next, the hearing devices were placed into their anatomical positions in a 3-D clay model, along with three different types of programmable VP shunts. The valve setting was measured before and after exposure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 10 mm, neither device generated a magnetic field sufficient to adjust the VP shunt valve. In the clay model, the valve settings were not affected by the presence of any device.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neither the cochlear implant nor the BAHA subcutaneous internal magnets generated sufficient magnetic field to reprogramme the valves of commonly used programmable VP shunts. The magnetic field from each device decreases dramatically at 10 mm. Further clinical studies to help mitigate the current restrictive guidance should consider involvement of VP shunt manufacturers to inform future shunt development and design.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 2","pages":"83-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9685043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Reading comprehension skill in English as a second language of Japanese middle school students with cochlear implants. 日本人工耳蜗中学生英语阅读理解能力的研究。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2133359
Kyoko Shirai, Atsushi Kawano, Yoko Ohta, Kiyoaki Tsukahara
{"title":"Reading comprehension skill in English as a second language of Japanese middle school students with cochlear implants.","authors":"Kyoko Shirai,&nbsp;Atsushi Kawano,&nbsp;Yoko Ohta,&nbsp;Kiyoaki Tsukahara","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2133359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2133359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the English reading comprehension skill of Japanese middle school students with cochlear implants (CIs).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The subjects were pre- or perilingually deafened CI recipients between seventh and ninth grades (age 12-15 years). English reading comprehension skill was evaluated using the Norm Referenced Test developed for Japanese students. Furthermore, factors related to English reading comprehension were assessed, focusing on a total of 11 variables: age; sex; age at CI; length of CI use; aided pure-tone thresholds with CI; Japanese listening word recognition score; performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) score; verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ); grade; school type; and Japanese reading comprehension skill.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 40 subjects completed the test. Their average word recognition score was good, at 80.2%,and the average age at CI was late, at 4.4 years. The chi-square goodness of fit test showed the English reading comprehension skill level deviated toward lower achievement in the students with CIs compared with children with normal-hearing. VIQ and Japanese reading comprehension skill were correlated with English reading skill. On the other hand, there was no relationship between English reading skill and the factors of hearing level and CI experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 1","pages":"6-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10343855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluating the accuracy of speech to text applications for cochlear implant candidates during COVID-19. 评估COVID-19期间人工耳蜗候选人语音转文本应用的准确性
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2120450
Prithwijit Roychowdhury, Melissa Castillo-Bustamante, Dhrumi Gandhi, Renata M Knoll, Matthew J Wu, Elliott D Kozin, Aaron K Remenschneider
{"title":"Evaluating the accuracy of speech to text applications for cochlear implant candidates during COVID-19.","authors":"Prithwijit Roychowdhury,&nbsp;Melissa Castillo-Bustamante,&nbsp;Dhrumi Gandhi,&nbsp;Renata M Knoll,&nbsp;Matthew J Wu,&nbsp;Elliott D Kozin,&nbsp;Aaron K Remenschneider","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2120450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2120450","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Universal mask wearing due to COVID-19 has introduced barriers to clear communication. In hearing impaired individuals this can impact informed surgical consent. For cochlear implant candidates, who do not rely on sign language, real-time transcription with a stenographer (CART) is the gold-standard in assistive technologies. If CART is not available, speech to text (STT) applications have been advertised as solutions, but their transcription accuracy with or without an N95 mask is not well-established. Herein, we sought to investigate the transcription accuracy of three STT solutions for iPhone and compare their performance to the CART service at our institution.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three native English speakers and three non-native English speakers read two passages (a cochlear implant consent and the non-medical 'Rainbow passage') with and without an N95 mask. Error rates from the comparison of the transcript (from either the STT app or CART) with the original passage were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The CART service had the lowest error rate of all testing conditions (4.79-7.14%). Ava 24/7 (15.0 ± 9.49%) and the iPhone dictation (15.6 ± 6.65%) had significantly lower average error rates than the Live Transcribe (37.7 ± 20.3%) (<i>P</i> < 0.0001) application. Neither the presence of an N95 nor the type of passage had a statistically significant impact on the error rate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CART should be used to augment communication with patients who are hard of hearing. If CART is not available, a STT application such as Ava 24/7 or the native iPhone dictation application may be considered, even in the context of medical terminology.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10354053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The effect of sentence length on question comprehension in children with cochlear implants. 句子长度对人工耳蜗植入儿童问题理解能力的影响。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-03 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2136591
Zara Waldman DeLuca, Richard G Schwartz, Klara Marton, Derek M Houston, Elizabeth Ying, Susan Steinman, Georgia Drakopoulou
{"title":"The effect of sentence length on question comprehension in children with cochlear implants.","authors":"Zara Waldman DeLuca, Richard G Schwartz, Klara Marton, Derek M Houston, Elizabeth Ying, Susan Steinman, Georgia Drakopoulou","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2136591","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2136591","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The present study investigated the comprehension of subject and object <i>who</i> and <i>which</i> questions in children with cochlear implants (CI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Growth Curve Analysis (GCA) was used to compare eye gaze fixations and gaze patterns to the appropriate subject or object nouns within a four-picture array between 16 children with CI and 31 children with typical hearing (aged 7;0-12;0) on wh-questions with and without added adjectives to increase length. Offline accuracy was also compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicated children with typical hearing exhibited more fixations to the target noun across all conditions, supporting higher comprehension accuracy. Both groups of children demonstrated more fixations to the target noun in object questions and questions without added length. Patterns of eye movement were significantly different between groups, suggesting different patterns of eye gaze across the array before fixation on the target noun. Children with CI exhibited fewer fixations, slower speed to fixation, and differences in gaze patterns that may imply the presence of processing limitations. Error analyses also suggested that children with CI frequently fixated on a picture similar to the target noun.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results indicate children with CI comprehend questions more slowly than their hearing peers, which may be related to limitations in working memory.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 1","pages":"14-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10324470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10134455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Perception of timbre in adult Cochlear implant users: Comparison of Iranian and Western musical instruments. 成年人工耳蜗使用者的音色感知:伊朗和西方乐器的比较。
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2022.2137909
Shayan Dasdar, Azam Nasresfahani, Nika Kianfar, Masoud Motesadi Zarandi, Farzad Mobedshahi, Sasan Dabiri, Ali Kouhi
{"title":"Perception of timbre in adult Cochlear implant users: Comparison of Iranian and Western musical instruments.","authors":"Shayan Dasdar,&nbsp;Azam Nasresfahani,&nbsp;Nika Kianfar,&nbsp;Masoud Motesadi Zarandi,&nbsp;Farzad Mobedshahi,&nbsp;Sasan Dabiri,&nbsp;Ali Kouhi","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2022.2137909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2022.2137909","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Cochlear implants (CI) have dramatically improved speech perception for patients with sensorineural hearing impairment. However, listening to music is a great challenge for them. This study examined the perception and appraisal of Iranian musical instruments comparing with similar Western instruments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eleven adult CI users and 25 normal hearing (NH) individuals participated in this study. Musical stimuli of three commonly heard instrument pairs were prepared. Participants were asked to identify the instruments and rate their appraisal on a ten-point Likert scale (0 = dislike very much, 10 = like very much).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The instrument recognition rate was 40.6% among the CI users, and the mean appraisal score was 5.2 ± 2.7. NH listeners had none significant higher scores on both tasks with a recognition rate of 50.0% and the mean appraisal score of 6.9 ± 1.5. Iranian instruments were more recognized in both groups. Regarding their appraisal, the mean score for both types was almost equal in the NH group, while CI users more appraised Iranian instruments.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In addition to better recognition of Iranian instruments, they were particularly better appraised in the CI group. Iranian instruments provide suitable musical pieces for CI recipients that can be considered in rehabilitation programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"24 1","pages":"27-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9693941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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