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Speech recognition performance of older children with cochlear implants

M J Osberger¹, L Fisher, S Zimmerman-Phillips

¹Advanced Bionics Corporation, Sylmar, California 91342, USA.

The American Journal of Otology

|March 31, 1998

Summary

Children aged 5+ with prelingual deafness benefit significantly from cochlear implants over hearing aids. Oral communication users show greater improvements than total communication users.

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Area of Science:

Audiology
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

Previous studies indicated limited benefits of cochlear implants for prelingually deafened children implanted at older ages.
Technological advancements and updated candidacy criteria may enhance cochlear implant viability for this demographic.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the efficacy of multichannel cochlear implants compared to conventional hearing aids in prelingually deafened children aged 5 years and older.
To investigate whether oral communication users achieve better outcomes than total communication users post-cochlear implantation.

Main Methods:

A repeated-measures design was employed to compare pre- and post-operative performance.
Patients' performance with hearing aids was compared to their performance with the CLARION cochlear implant at 3 and 6 months.

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Outcomes were analyzed separately for children using oral versus total communication.

Main Results:

Both oral and total communication groups showed significant improvements in all outcome measures after cochlear implantation.
Children utilizing oral communication demonstrated significantly higher postoperative scores than those using total communication on four of five measures.

Conclusions:

Prelingually deafened children aged 5+ experience substantial benefits from modern cochlear implants compared to hearing aids.
Oral communication strategies yield the greatest benefits, while total communication shows more limited advantages in this population.