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Aline Faria de Sousa1, Ana Claudia Martinho de Carvalho1, Maria Ines Vieira Couto1
1Department of Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology and Occupational Therapy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
|July 10, 2015
Summary
This study developed an auditory training program for cochlear implant (CI) users to improve telephone communication. The program significantly enhanced speech understanding and user-reported satisfaction with telephone use.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Rehabilitation
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Adult cochlear implant (CI) users frequently experience difficulties with telephone communication, impacting daily life.
- Limited research exists in Brazilian scientific literature on improving CI users' telephone speech understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate the efficacy of a specialized auditory training program for an adult CI user focused on telephone communication.
Main Methods:
- A 55-year-old CI user underwent an 8-session auditory abilities training program.
- Auditory skills were assessed pre- and post-training using speech recognition tests (words, syllables, sentences) in sound field and telephone conditions (microphone and telecoil modes).
- The Client Oriented Scale of Improvement (COSI) evaluated subjective improvements in everyday telephone use.
Main Results:
- The auditory training program led to significant improvements in speech recognition scores across all tested conditions, including telephone use.
- Objective speech tests demonstrated enhanced performance in both sound field and telephone listening scenarios.
- The COSI inventory confirmed that the CI user reported improved performance in all initial telephone use situations.
Conclusions:
- The developed auditory training program effectively improved speech understanding and functional telephone communication for an adult cochlear implant user.
- This study highlights the potential of targeted auditory rehabilitation to address specific communication challenges faced by CI recipients.
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