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Moderate auditory training can improve speech performance of adult cochlear implant patients

ARLO Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. 106-111 (July 2005)

Published April 22, 2005
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Qian-Jie Fu, John Galvin, Xiaosong Wang, and Geraldine Nogaki
Department of Auditory Implants and Perception, House Ear Institute, 2100 West Third Street, Los Angeles, California 90057
Learning electrically stimulated speech patterns can be a new and difficult experience for many cochlear implant users. In the present study, ten cochlear implant patients participated in an auditory training program using speech stimuli. Training was conducted at home using a personal computer for 1 hour per day, 5 days per week, for a period of 1 month or longer. Results showed a significant improvement in all patients' speech perception performance. These results suggest that moderate auditory training using a computer-based auditory rehabilitation tool can be an effective approach for improving the speech perception performance of cochlear implant patients. ©2005 Acoustical Society of America.
History: Received October 13, 2004; accepted April 12, 2005; published April 22, 2005
Permalink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1898345

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  • 43.71.Es
    Vowel and consonant perception; perception of words, sentences, and fluent speech
  • 43.71.Ky
    Speech perception by the hearing impaired
  • 43.66.Ts
    Auditory prostheses, hearing aids
  • YEAR: 2005

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