Listening skill progress in children with cochlear implants in the first three months after implantation

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Development of auditory skills is triggered as soon as cochlear implantation is done. Very few studies have reported development of listening skills in cochlear implanted children in the immediate period following the implantation. The present study aims to<strong> </strong>profile the development of auditory skills in children with cochlear implants during the first three months following implantation<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The tool used is Listening Progress Profile (LiP) which was used to collect information about listening skills one week prior to cochlear implantation, within a week of switch on and once every two weeks till the end of three months after implantation. Twelve children in the age range of one year to five years with congenital bilateral profound hearing loss, who were scheduled for unilateral cochlear implantation were included as participants<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Results indicate a statistically significant improvement in LiP scores at each test interval. No significant difference was found in the listening skill progress for children implanted before and after three years of age. Younger male participants performed consistently better than older males and younger and older females<span lang="EN-IN">. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> LiP can be used as a major tool for assessing the development of listening skills in young children during the immediate post implantation period as it provides detailed information regarding the auditory performance towards a variety of stimuli<span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>

Impact of Auditory-Verbal Therapy on executive functions in children with Cochlear Implants

“…The AVT approach includes individual diagnostic sessions emphasizing the use of hearing in meaningful and optimal situations hence emphasizing on developing hearing as an active sense ( Ling, 1993 ). It emphasizes facilitating and promoting the optimal acquisition of expressive language through listening ( Chatterjee et al., 2019 ; Nandurkar and Susmitha, 2017 ). The listening environment in AVT can be enhanced in various ways, such as having the therapist sitting in front of a child and using appropriate techniques including acoustic highlighting, pausing and providing alternatives ( Dornan et al., 2007 ).…”

Impact of Auditory Verbal Therapy in Children with Cochlear Implant

“…A recent study conducted by Nadurkar and Susmitha to see the progress in listening skills of cochlear implant children suggests development of auditory skills triggers in first three months of cochlear implantation. 5 A study conducted by Dornan et al suggest that within nine months of auditory verbal therapy, there is a significant boost in linguistic skills of cochlear implant children and age appropriate linguistic skills can be achieved within 24 months. 6 Most and Peled in his study concluded that perception of supra-segmental features of speech in children with cochlear implant had not a significant effect on children with hearing aids.…”