C_S_D 4340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Cochlear Implant, Speech Perception, Kenneth Tobey
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Impact and issues associated with severe to profound. Definition of success: talking on the phone, mainstream educational setting, intelligible speech, ability to communicate/interact in the hearing world, ability to detect and interact with environment and others in surroundings. Speech perception results: aided ci audiograms all tend to look similar, responses to warble tones across test frequencies from 250 - 6000 hz in the 20 - 45 db hl range. Speech perception skills can improve over time: adults: over a 6 12 month period, children: over a 3 5 year period. Initial reactions to hearing with a cochlear implant. Varies widely: negative reaction to sound, positive reaction to sound, no indication that the child hears anything, depends on past experience with sound. Speech production skills in individuals with cochlear implants. Speech production skills: adults, able to monitor intensity level of speech.
