The Best Users of Cochlear Implants

Kashani, Amin; Shariatpanahi, Elnaz; Ayubi, Erfan; Emami, Seyede Faranak

doi:10.1007/s12070-023-04073-w

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“…Also, the mean WINP test scores of the right ears were higher than the left ears, which could be due to the superiority of the left hemisphere for speech perception. Also, the left hemisphere receives the neural signals that cross from the right ear, and thus a relative improvement in processing the signals of the right ear compared to the left side is created [3,6].…”

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“…It cannot be implemented in age groups less than 5 years old, who do not cooperate properly in mental tests [1,3]. Also, the low maturity of the nervous system in young children can distort the results of the WINP test [4,6].…”

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“…The participants involve 120 children in four age groups (A = 5-7 < years, n = 24; B = 7-9 < years, n = 36; C = 9-11 < years, n = 41, D = 11-13 < years, n = 29). The inclusion criteria were monolingualism (Persian native Iranian children), normal hearing in the frequency range of 250 to 8000 Hz with thresholds better than or equivalent to 15 dB [6], no history of underlying disorders, no ear diseases, no history of cognitive and listening problems. The exclusion criteria contained reluctance to participate in research, suffering from ear and cognitive difficulties, learning complications, hearing and speech perception problems, and bilingualism.…”

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“…The maturity of the ears is also different from each other, the right ear reaches full development and adult function sooner, while this situation is associated with a delay for the left ear [1,4]. In addition, the cooperation of non-sensory and cognitive issues such as attention, memory, internal body sounds, and auditory programs are effective in creating differences between children and adults in the temporal processing of sounds [3,5,6]. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the normal values of the WINP test in children aged 5 to 13 years.…”

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Word-in-noise perception test in children

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Gohari

et al. 2024

Egypt J Otolaryngol

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Background The word-in-noise discrimination test evaluates the phonological aspect of speech based on the detection of the vowels. While word-in-noise perception (WINP) test is one of the speech perception exams and evaluates the ability to understand the meaning of words by discovering the consonants. Until now, all word-in-noise tests have assessed speech discrimination performance, and for the first time, the normal values of the WINP test for adults have been determined. Since the normal values of WINP scores in children have not been reported, our research aimed to determine the normal values of the WINP test in children aged 5 to 13 years. In this cross-sectional study, 120 Persian speaking Iranain children with normal hearing thresholds were evaluated from the beginning to the end of spring 2023. We divided them into 4 age groups (A = 5–7 < years, B = 7–9 < years, C = 9–11 < years, D = 11–13 < years). The evaluations included general audiology tests and WINP tests using homtonic-monosyllabic words (HMWs) at a signal-to-noise ratio of 5 dB. Results Significant difference was observed between the mean scores of the WINP test in age group A (54%) compared to age group B (66%), (Pv = 0.04). Also, the differences between the mean scores of age group A compared to age groups C (70%) and D (69%) were significant (Pv = 0.01, Pv = 0.03). Conclusions This article presented the norm values of WINP test scores for Persian speaking Iranian children aged 5 to 13 years. The norm values of WINP test scores in the age group of 5–7 years were lower than in the age groups of 7–13 years. The biggest change in the performance of speech perception in noise was observed in the age range of 7–9 years.

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