Real-World Verbal Communication Performance of Children Provided With Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids

Meister, Hartmut; Keilmann, Annerose; Leonhard, Katharina; Streicher, Barbara; Müller, Linda; Lang‐Roth, Ruth

doi:10.1097/mao.0000000000000746

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“…In addition, previous research has clearly demonstrated the benefit of a good SNR for speech understanding in children [Caldwell and Nittrouer, 2013;Gifford et al, 2011;Meister et al, 2015;Plasmans et al, 2016]. The use of hearing assistance technology for CI patients is therefore essential to improve speech recognition in classrooms.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of Data Logging in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using Automated Scene Classification Technologies

et al. 2017

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Currently, there are no studies assessing everyday use of cochlear implant (CI) processors by recipients by means of objective tools. The Nucleus 6 sound processor features a data logging system capable of real-time recording of CI use in different acoustic environments and under various categories of loudness levels. In this study, we report data logged for the different scenes and different loudness levels of 1,366 CI patients, as recorded by SCAN. Monitoring device use in cochlear implant recipients of all ages provides important information about the listening conditions encountered in recipients' daily lives that may support counseling and assist in the further management of their device settings. The findings for this large cohort of active CI users confirm differences between age groups concerning device use and exposure to various noise environments, especially between the youngest and oldest age groups, while similar levels of loudness were observed.

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Section: Exposure Environmentsmentioning

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A Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of Data Logging in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using Automated Scene Classification Technologies

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“…As a result, 10 articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed, of which 10% were from 2011 (Clark et al 2011), 2012 (Nittrouer et al 2012), 2015 (Meister et al 2015) and 2017 (Zhong et al 2017). 20% were from 2010 Twelve instruments were identified in the methodology section of the 10 articles analyzed and due to the variability of the instruments, we decided to report them in categories according to the purpose of the instruments as shown in…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The FAPCI instrument has been translated into Portuguese (Vassoler & Cordeiro 2015), German (Grugel et al 2009) and Korean (Lee et al 2009). In addition, as the FAPCI instrument contains items looking into the basic elements of verbal communication of children and the availability of normative data, it is suitable for assessing children using amplification (Meister et al 2015).…”

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A Scoping Review of Assessment Tools and Factors Influencing Spoken Language Development Among Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users

Harithasan

UMAT²

2022

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The spoken language development strongly depends on the normally functioning auditory system. For children with severe or profound hearing loss, cochlear implant has become the best solution in improving and promoting spoken language, quality of life, self-esteem and social well-being. Standardized self-report questionnaires are considered as the most widely used and low-cost approach to measure spoken language development among children. We aimed to provide an overview of the questionnaires available for assessing the spoken language development among children with cochlear implant. In addition, factors that may influence the development of good spoken language were also reviewed. A literature search from January 2010 to December 2020 making use of the Science Direct and PubMed databases was conducted. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and other key words for the search were (communication OR language) AND cochlear implant AND (children OR pediatric) AND (questionnaire OR survey). Research articles that were identified in the database using the keywords were refined by year. Only original articles were selected. Articles that quoted all the selected key words in the title and abstract; and written in English with full text were included in the review. Twelve instruments were utilized in the methodology of the 10 articles. Only one instrument was specific for spoken language assessment of children with cochlear implant. The age at which a child received an implant, good rehabilitation program and active involvement of parents was found to influence development of good spoken language skills among the cochlear implanted children. Cochlear implants provide deaf children with the opportunity to develop spoken language skills. Longer use of a cochlear implant dramatically affects the amount of spoken language. Rather, it was cochlear implantation at a younger age that served to assists spoken language competence. Keywords: Cochlear implant; communication; factors; spoken language; questionnaire; children

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“…eTable 1 in the Supplement reports the relevance and validity assessment of the 21 selected studies . Relevance assessment showed that 2 of 21 studies (10%) included HA users with severe HI.…”

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Identification of Pure-Tone Audiologic Thresholds for Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidacy

Kleijn

Kalmthout

Vossen

et al. 2018

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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IMPORTANCEAlthough current guidelines recommend cochlear implantation only for children with profound hearing impairment (HI) (>90 decibel [dB] hearing level [HL]), studies show that children with severe hearing impairment (>70-90 dB HL) could also benefit from cochlear implantation. OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic review to identify audiologic thresholds (in dB HL) that could serve as an audiologic candidacy criterion for pediatric cochlear implantation using 4 domains of speech and language development as independent outcome measures (speech production, speech perception, receptive language, and auditory performance).EVIDENCE REVIEW PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to June 28, 2017, to identify studies comparing speech and language development between children who were profoundly deaf using cochlear implants and children with severe hearing loss using hearing aids, because no studies are available directly comparing children with severe HI in both groups. If cochlear implant users with profound HI score better on speech and language tests than those with severe HI who use hearing aids, this outcome could support adjusting cochlear implantation candidacy criteria to lower audiologic thresholds. Literature search, screening, and article selection were performed using a predefined strategy. Article screening was executed independently by 4 authors in 2 pairs; consensus on article inclusion was reached by discussion between these 4 authors. This study is reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement.FINDINGS Title and abstract screening of 2822 articles resulted in selection of 130 articles for full-text review. Twenty-one studies were selected for critical appraisal, resulting in selection of 10 articles for data extraction. Two studies formulated audiologic thresholds (in dB HLs) at which children could qualify for cochlear implantation: (1) at 4-frequency pure-tone average (PTA) thresholds of 80 dB HL or greater based on speech perception and auditory performance subtests and (2) at PTA thresholds of 88 and 96 dB HL based on a speech perception subtest. In 8 of the 18 outcome measures, children with profound HI using cochlear implants performed similarly to children with severe HI using hearing aids. Better performance of cochlear implant users was shown with a picture-naming test and a speech perception in noise test. Owing to large heterogeneity in study population and selected tests, it was not possible to conduct a meta-analysis. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEStudies indicate that lower audiologic thresholds (Ն80 dB HL) than are advised in current national and manufacturer guidelines would be appropriate as audiologic candidacy criteria for pediatric cochlear implantation.

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Real-World Verbal Communication Performance of Children Provided With Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

A Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of Data Logging in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using Automated Scene Classification Technologies

A Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of Data Logging in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using Automated Scene Classification Technologies

A Scoping Review of Assessment Tools and Factors Influencing Spoken Language Development Among Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users

Identification of Pure-Tone Audiologic Thresholds for Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidacy

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