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Sparreboom, Marloes; Ausili, Sebastián; Agterberg, Martijn J. H.; Mylanus, Emmanuel A. M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to gain more insight into the primary auditory abilities of children with significant residual hearing in order to improve decision making when choosing between bimodal fitting or sequential bilateral cochlear implantation. Method: Sound localization abilities, spatial release of masking, and fundamental frequency…
Descriptors: Children, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology
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Hoog, Brigitte E.; Langereis, Margreet C.; Weerdenburg, Marjolijn; Knoors, Harry E. T.; Verhoeven, Ludo – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: The spoken language difficulties of children with moderate or severe to profound hearing loss are mainly related to limited auditory speech perception. However, degraded or filtered auditory input as evidenced in children with cochlear implants (CIs) may result in less efficient or slower language processing as well. To provide insight…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Comparative Analysis, Children, Hearing Impairments
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Isarin, Jet; van Zadelhoff, Ilse; Wolters-Leermakers, Nina; Speksnijder-Bregman, Marjon; Hannink, Mariën; Knoors, Harry – Deafness & Education International, 2015
An increasing number of deaf children with additional disabilities receive a cochlear implant (CI). International studies on cochlear implantation in deaf children with additional disabilities show less and slower speech and language gains, but improvement in overall quality of life. In order to qualify the concept of quality of life this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Assistive Technology, Deafness