Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ539277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Cochlear Implant Use by Prelingually Deafened Children: The Influences of Age at Implant and Length of Device Use.
Fryauf-Bertschy, Holly; And Others
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v40 n1 p183-99 Feb 1997
Annual evaluation of the speech perception performance of 34 prelingually deafened children, grouped into those who received cochlear implants either before or after age 5, found open-set word recognition performance was significantly better for children implanted before age 5. Amount of daily use of the implant significantly affected all measures of speech perception performance except pattern perception. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cochlear Implants, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Congenital Impairments, Deafness, Equipment Evaluation, Hearing Aids, Listening Comprehension, Outcomes of Treatment, Performance Factors, Prostheses, Receptive Language, Speech Communication, Speech Evaluation, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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