Working memory (WM) function can be reduced in patients suffering from unilateral hearing loss (UHL) and can affect their academic performance. We aimed to compare the WM abilities of three categories of children with UHL: patients implanted with hearing
Antonio della Volpe +9 more
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A cochlear implant (CI) is an auditory prosthesis which can partially restore the auditory function in patients with severe to profound hearing loss. However, this bionic device provides only limited auditory information, and CI patients may compensate ...
Natalie Layer +7 more
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Effectiveness of computer-based auditory training in improving the perception of noise-vocoded speech [PDF]
Five experiments were designed to evaluate the effectiveness of “high-variability” lexical training in improving the ability of normal-hearing subjects to perceive noise-vocoded speech that had been spectrally shifted to simulate tonotopic misalignment ...
A. Quentin Summerfield +7 more
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Efficacy of speech intervention using electropalatography with a cochlear implant user [PDF]
Electropalatography (EPG) has become relatively well established as a safe and convenient technique for use in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with articulation disorders.
Herman, R., Pantelemidou, V., Thomas, J.
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An Examination of the Social Skills of Preschool-Age Children with Cochlear Implants
Introduction: The preschool period is the most critical time for the development of social skills. Children with cochlear implants experience challenges in many domains, particularly including communication skills.
Esra Yücel, Sevgi Kutlu
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Early assessment of vestibular function after unilateral cochlear implant surgery [PDF]
Introduction : Cochlear implantation (CI) has been reported to negatively effect on the vestibular function. The study of the vestibular function has variably been conducted by different types of diagnostic tools. The combined use of modern, rapidly
Barbara, M +6 more
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Is there a change in P300 evoked potential after 6 months in cochlear implant users?
Objective: There are few studies on long-latency auditory evoked potential (P300) in people with hearing loss who use a cochlear implant. Central auditory system evaluation with behavioral and electrophysiological tests is believed to help understand the
Maria Stella Arantes do Amaral +5 more
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Musical Emotion Perception in Bimodal Patients: Relative Weighting of Musical Mode and Tempo Cues
Several cues are used to convey musical emotion, the two primary being musical mode and musical tempo. Specifically, major and minor modes tend to be associated with positive and negative valence, respectively, and songs at fast tempi have been ...
Kristen L. D’Onofrio +5 more
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Aging, Cognitive Decline and Hearing Loss: Effects of Auditory Rehabilitation and Training with Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants on Cognitive Function and Depression among Older Adults [PDF]
A growing interest in cognitive effects associated with speech and hearing processes is spreading throughout the scientific community essentially guided by evidence that central and peripheral hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline.
Benatti, Alice +10 more
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Outcome of cochlear implantation in children with cochlear implantation [PDF]
Sig. (2-tailed), Exact Sig. (1-tailed)]. the above results, in agreement with Bille et al. study, indicated that children with inner ear malformation over time perform equally to children without inner ear malformation, but at a slower rate of improvement; this is in accordance with Eisenman et al.’s [3] observation that children with malformed cochlea
Dimitrios Rachovitsas +4 more
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