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Auditory performance and language skills in children with auditory brainstem implants and cochlear implants.
Nuriye Yıldırım Gökay1, Beyza Demirtaş2, Merve Özbal Batuk2
1Department of Audiology, Faculty of Healthy Science, Gazi University, Emek, 06900, Ankara, Turkey. nuriye.yildirim94@gmail.com.
Summary
Children with auditory brainstem implants (ABI) demonstrate weaker language and listening skills. Improving auditory performance is key for developing school-age language abilities in these children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric audiology
- Speech-language pathology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Cochlear implants (CI) and auditory brainstem implants (ABI) offer auditory access but outcomes vary.
- Evaluating language and auditory skills in children with these devices is crucial for development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess school-age language skills and auditory performance in children with CI and ABI.
- To compare these skills between bimodal CI-ABI users and bilateral CI users.
Main Methods:
- Sixty children (5-9 years) with CI/ABI participated.
- Language skills were assessed using the Test of Language Development: Primary (TOLD-P:4).
- Auditory performance in various listening environments was measured using the Children's Auditory Performance Scale (CHAPS).
Main Results:
- Children with ABI exhibited significantly poorer language and auditory performance (p < 0.05).
- Significant correlations were found between language skills and auditory performance (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
- Enhanced auditory performance is vital for developing school-age language skills.
- Interventions like assistive listening devices and environmental modifications are recommended for children with ABI.
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