Lexical Tone Recognition in Noise in Normal-hearing Children and Prelingually Deafened Children with Cochlear Implants

Overview

Journal Int J Audiol

Publisher Informa Healthcare

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2016 Aug 27

PMID 27564095

Citations 10

Authors

Yitao Mao

Li Xu

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate Mandarin tone recognition in background noise in children with cochlear implants (CIs), and to examine the potential factors contributing to their performance.

Design: Tone recognition was tested using a two-alternative forced-choice paradigm in various signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions (i.e. quiet, +12, +6, 0, and -6 dB). Linear correlation analysis was performed to examine possible relationships between the tone-recognition performance of the CI children and the demographic factors.

Study Sample: Sixty-six prelingually deafened children with CIs and 52 normal-hearing (NH) children as controls participated in the study.

Results: Children with CIs showed an overall poorer tone-recognition performance and were more susceptible to noise than their NH peers. Tone confusions between Mandarin tone 2 and tone 3 were most prominent in both CI and NH children except for in the poorest SNR conditions. Age at implantation was significantly correlated with tone-recognition performance of the CI children in noise.

Conclusions: There is a marked deficit in tone recognition in prelingually deafened children with CIs, particularly in noise listening conditions. While factors that contribute to the large individual differences are still elusive, early implantation could be beneficial to tone development in pediatric CI users.

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