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Year: 2016  Vol. 20   Num. 3  - Julyy/Sept
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1559595
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Auditory Speech Perception Tests in Relation to the Coding Strategy in Cochlear Implant
Author(s):
Aline Cristine Bazon, Erika Barioni Mantello, Alina Sanches Gonçales, Myriam de Lima Isaac, Miguel Angelo Hyppolito, Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa Reis
Key words:
cochlear implants - auditory perception - deafness - hearing loss
Abstract:

Introduction The objective of the evaluation of auditory perception of cochlear implant users is to determine how the acoustic signal is processed, leading to the recognition and understanding of sound.

Objective To investigate the differences in the process of auditory speech perception in individuals with postlingual hearing loss wearing a cochlear implant, using two different speech coding strategies, and to analyze speech perception and handicap perception in relation to the strategy used.

Methods This study is prospective cross-sectional cohort study of a descriptive character. We selected ten cochlear implant users that were characterized by hearing threshold by the application of speech perception tests and of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults.

Results There was no significant difference when comparing the variables subject age, age at acquisition of hearing loss, etiology, time of hearing deprivation, time of cochlear implant use and mean hearing threshold with the cochlear implant with the shift in speech coding strategy. There was no relationship between lack of handicap perception and improvement in speech perception in both speech coding strategies used.

Conclusion There was no significant difference between the strategies evaluated and no relation was observed between them and the variables studied.

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