Comparative Study of English- and German-speaking Children with the Clarion Cochlear Implant

Objective: To compare the performance of English-speaking and German-speaking children with Clarion cochlear implants on the Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (MAIS).

Subjects And Methods: Prelingually deafened German-speaking children and English-speaking children with Clarion cochlear implants were assessed on the MAIS pre- and postoperatively. Data were analyzed in terms of the absolute score, preoperatively and at two postoperative intervals, and the improvement score.

Results And Discussion: Preoperatively, the MAIS scores of German-speaking children were slightly lower than those of English-speaking children. Postoperatively, this difference became more pronounced. Substantial deviation within each group of subjects was suggested by the size of the standard deviations.