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Khayr R, Khnifes R, Shpak T, Banai K. Task-Specific Rapid Auditory Perceptual Learning in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: What Could It Mean for Speech Recognition. Ear Hear 2024:00003446-990000000-00285. [PMID: 38829780 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Speech recognition in cochlear implant (CI) recipients is quite variable, particularly in challenging listening conditions. Demographic, audiological, and cognitive factors explain some, but not all, of this variance. The literature suggests that rapid auditory perceptual learning explains unique variance in speech recognition in listeners with normal hearing and those with hearing loss. The present study focuses on the early adaptation phase of task-specific rapid auditory perceptual learning. It investigates whether adult CI recipients exhibit this learning and, if so, whether it accounts for portions of the variance in their recognition of fast speech and speech in noise. DESIGN Thirty-six adult CI recipients (ages = 35 to 77, M = 55) completed a battery of general speech recognition tests (sentences in speech-shaped noise, four-talker babble noise, and natural-fast speech), cognitive measures (vocabulary, working memory, attention, and verbal processing speed), and a rapid auditory perceptual learning task with time-compressed speech. Accuracy in the general speech recognition tasks was modeled with a series of generalized mixed models that accounted for demographic, audiological, and cognitive factors before accounting for the contribution of task-specific rapid auditory perceptual learning of time-compressed speech. RESULTS Most CI recipients exhibited early task-specific rapid auditory perceptual learning of time-compressed speech within the course of the first 20 sentences. This early task-specific rapid auditory perceptual learning had unique contribution to the recognition of natural-fast speech in quiet and speech in noise, although the contribution to natural-fast speech may reflect the rapid learning that occurred in this task. When accounting for demographic and cognitive characteristics, an increase of 1 SD in the early task-specific rapid auditory perceptual learning rate was associated with ~52% increase in the odds of correctly recognizing natural-fast speech in quiet, and ~19% to 28% in the odds of correctly recognizing the different types of speech in noise. Age, vocabulary, attention, and verbal processing speed also had unique contributions to general speech recognition. However, their contribution varied between the different general speech recognition tests. CONCLUSIONS Consistent with previous findings in other populations, in CI recipients, early task-specific rapid auditory perceptual, learning also accounts for some of the individual differences in the recognition of speech in noise and natural-fast speech in quiet. Thus, across populations, the early rapid adaptation phase of task-specific rapid auditory perceptual learning might serve as a skill that supports speech recognition in various adverse conditions. In CI users, the ability to rapidly adapt to ongoing acoustical challenges may be one of the factors associated with good CI outcomes. Overall, CI recipients with higher cognitive resources and faster rapid learning rates had better speech recognition.
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- Ranin Khayr
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Technion-Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Technion-Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Technion-Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Zhou X, Feng M, Hu Y, Zhang C, Zhang Q, Luo X, Yuan W. The Effects of Cortical Reorganization and Applications of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Deaf People and Cochlear Implant Users. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12091150. [PMID: 36138885 PMCID: PMC9496692 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12091150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A cochlear implant (CI) is currently the only FDA-approved biomedical device that can restore hearing for the majority of patients with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). While prelingually and postlingually deaf individuals benefit substantially from CI, the outcomes after implantation vary greatly. Numerous studies have attempted to study the variables that affect CI outcomes, including the personal characteristics of CI candidates, environmental variables, and device-related variables. Up to 80% of the results remained unexplainable because all these variables could only roughly predict auditory performance with a CI. Brain structure/function differences after hearing deprivation, that is, cortical reorganization, has gradually attracted the attention of neuroscientists. The cross-modal reorganization in the auditory cortex following deafness is thought to be a key factor in the success of CI. In recent years, the adaptive and maladaptive effects of this reorganization on CI rehabilitation have been argued because the neural mechanisms of how this reorganization impacts CI learning and rehabilitation have not been revealed. Due to the lack of brain processes describing how this plasticity affects CI learning and rehabilitation, the adaptive and deleterious consequences of this reorganization on CI outcomes have recently been the subject of debate. This review describes the evidence for different roles of cross-modal reorganization in CI performance and attempts to explore the possible reasons. Additionally, understanding the core influencing mechanism requires taking into account the cortical changes from deafness to hearing restoration. However, methodological issues have restricted longitudinal research on cortical function in CI. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been increasingly used for the study of brain function and language assessment in CI because of its unique advantages, which are considered to have great potential. Here, we review studies on auditory cortex reorganization in deaf patients and CI recipients, and then we try to illustrate the feasibility of fNIRS as a neuroimaging tool in predicting and assessing speech performance in CI recipients. Here, we review research on the cross-modal reorganization of the auditory cortex in deaf patients and CI recipients and seek to demonstrate the viability of using fNIRS as a neuroimaging technique to predict and evaluate speech function in CI recipients.
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- Xiaoqing Zhou
- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department of Otolaryngolgy, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing 401147, China
- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-23-63535180
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Ma C, Fried J, Nguyen SA, Schvartz-Leyzac KC, Camposeo EL, Meyer TA, Dubno JR, McRackan TR. Longitudinal Speech Recognition Changes After Cochlear Implant: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Laryngoscope 2022; 133:1014-1024. [PMID: 36004817 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine patterns of change and plateau in speech recognition scores in postlingually hearing impaired adult cochlear implant recipients. The study also examines variations in change patterns for different speech materials and testing conditions. STUDY DESIGN Used systematic review with meta-analysis. METHODS Articles in English reporting speech recognition scores of adults with postlingual hearing loss at pre-implantation and at least two post-implantation time points were included. Statistically significant changes were determined by meta-analysis and the 95% confidence interval. RESULTS A total of 22 articles representing 1954 patients were included. Meta-analysis of mean difference demonstrated significant improvements in speech recognition score for words in quiet (37.4%; 95% confidence interval [34.7%, 40.7%]), sentences in quiet (49.4%; 95% confidence interval [44.9%, 53.9%]), and sentences in noise (30.8%; 95% confidence interval [25.2%, 36.4%]) from pre-op to 3 months. Scores continued to increase from 3 to 12 months but did not reach significance. Similarly, significant improvements from pre-op to 3 months were observed for consonant nucleus consonant (CNC) words in quiet (37.1%; 95% confidence interval [33.8%, 40.4%]), hearing in noise test (HINT) sentences in quiet (46.5%; 95% confidence interval [37.0%, 56.0%]), AzBio sentences in quiet (45.9%; 95% confidence interval [44.2%, 47.5%]), and AzBio sentences in noise (26.4%; 95% confidence interval [18.6%, 34.2%]). HINT sentences in noise demonstrated improvement from pre-op to 3 months (35.1%; 95% confidence interval [30.0%, 40.3%]) and from 3 to 12 months (15.5%; 95% confidence interval [7.2%, 23.8%]). CONCLUSIONS Mean speech recognition scores demonstrate significant improvement within the first 3 months, with no further statistically significant improvement after 3 months. However, large individual variation should be expected and future research is needed to explain the sources of these individual differences. Laryngoscope, 2022.
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- Cheng Ma
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A
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Brungart DS, Sherlock LP, Kuchinsky SE, Perry TT, Bieber RE, Grant KW, Bernstein JGW. Assessment methods for determining small changes in hearing performance over time. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2022; 151:3866. [PMID: 35778214 DOI: 10.1121/10.0011509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although the behavioral pure-tone threshold audiogram is considered the gold standard for quantifying hearing loss, assessment of speech understanding, especially in noise, is more relevant to quality of life but is only partly related to the audiogram. Metrics of speech understanding in noise are therefore an attractive target for assessing hearing over time. However, speech-in-noise assessments have more potential sources of variability than pure-tone threshold measures, making it a challenge to obtain results reliable enough to detect small changes in performance. This review examines the benefits and limitations of speech-understanding metrics and their application to longitudinal hearing assessment, and identifies potential sources of variability, including learning effects, differences in item difficulty, and between- and within-individual variations in effort and motivation. We conclude by recommending the integration of non-speech auditory tests, which provide information about aspects of auditory health that have reduced variability and fewer central influences than speech tests, in parallel with the traditional audiogram and speech-based assessments.
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- Douglas S Brungart
- Audiology and Speech Pathology Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 19, Floor 5, 4954 North Palmer Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA
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- Hearing Conservation and Readiness Branch, U.S. Army Public Health Center, E1570 8977 Sibert Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA
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- Audiology and Speech Pathology Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 19, Floor 5, 4954 North Palmer Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA
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- Hearing Conservation and Readiness Branch, U.S. Army Public Health Center, E1570 8977 Sibert Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA
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- Audiology and Speech Pathology Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 19, Floor 5, 4954 North Palmer Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA
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- Audiology and Speech Pathology Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 19, Floor 5, 4954 North Palmer Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA
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- Audiology and Speech Pathology Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Building 19, Floor 5, 4954 North Palmer Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA
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Anderson CA, Cushing SL, Papsin BC, Gordon KA. Cortical imbalance following delayed restoration of bilateral hearing in deaf adolescents. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:3662-3679. [PMID: 35429083 PMCID: PMC9294307 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Unilateral auditory deprivation in early childhood can lead to cortical strengthening of inputs from the stimulated side, yet the impact of this on bilateral processing when inputs are later restored beyond an early sensitive period is unknown. To address this, we conducted a longitudinal study with 13 bilaterally profoundly deaf adolescents who received unilateral access to sound via a cochlear implant (CI) in their right ear in early childhood before receiving bilateral access to sound a decade later via a second CI in their left ear. Auditory‐evoked cortical responses to unilateral and bilateral stimulation were measured repeatedly using electroencephalogram from 1 week to 14 months after activation of their second CI. Early cortical responses from the newly implanted ear and bilateral stimulation were atypically lateralized to the left ipsilateral auditory cortex. Duration of unilateral deafness predicted an unexpectedly stronger representation of inputs from the newly implanted, compared to the first implanted ear, in left auditory cortex. Significant initial reductions in responses were observed, yet a left‐hemisphere bias and unequal weighting of inputs favoring the long‐term deaf ear did not converge to a balanced state observed in the binaurally developed system. Bilateral response enhancement was significantly reduced in left auditory cortex suggesting deficits in ipsilateral response inhibition of new, dominant, inputs during bilateral processing. These findings paradoxically demonstrate the adaptive capacity of the adolescent auditory system beyond an early sensitive period for bilateral input, as well as restrictions on its potential to fully reverse cortical imbalances driven by long‐term unilateral deafness.
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- Carly A. Anderson
- Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
- Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
- Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
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Grisel J, Miller S, Schafer EC. A Novel Performance-Based Paradigm of Care for Cochlear Implant Follow-Up. Laryngoscope 2021; 132 Suppl 1:S1-S10. [PMID: 34013978 DOI: 10.1002/lary.29614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Utilize a multi-institutional outcomes database to determine expected performance for adult cochlear implant (CI) users. Estimate the percentage of patients who are high performers and achieve performance plateau. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective database study. METHODS Outcomes from 9,448 implantations were mined to identify 804 adult, unilateral recipients who had one preoperative and at least one postoperative consonant-nucleus-consonant (CNC) word score. Results were examined to determine percent-correct CNC word recognition preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after activation. Outcomes from 318 similar patients who also had at least three postoperative CNC word scores were examined. Linear mixed-effects regression was used to examine CNC word performance over time. The time when each patient achieved maximum performance was recorded as a surrogate for time of performance plateau. Patients were assigned as candidates for less intense follow-up if they were high performers and achieved performance plateau. RESULTS Among 804 patients with at least one postoperative score, CNC score improved at all time intervals. Average performance after the 3-month time interval was 47.2% to 51.5%, indicating a CNC ≥ 50% cutoff for high performers. Among 318 patients with at least three postoperative scores, performance improved from 1 to 3 (P = .001), 3 to 6 (P = .001), and 6 to 12 (P = .01) months. Scores from the 12- and 24-month intervals did not significantly differ (P = .09). By 12 months after activation, 59.7% of patients were considered candidates for less intense follow-up. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that CNC ≥ 50% is a reasonable cutoff to separate high performers from low performers. Within 12 months after activation, 59.7% of patients were good candidates for less intense follow-up. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 2021.
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- Jedidiah Grisel
- Head & Neck Surgical Associates, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.A
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- Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, U.S.A
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- Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, U.S.A
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Ernst R, Linxweiler M, Rink KA, Rothe H, Lecomte G, Bozzato A, Hecker D. [Neurophysiological parameters for speech recognition in patients with cochlear implants]. Laryngorhinootologie 2021; 101:216-227. [PMID: 33836549 DOI: 10.1055/a-1399-9540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cochlea Implants (CI) are the preferred treatment for deaf and highly hearing imparied people. While deaf people already profit enormously from any regained hearing perception, it is not as easy to predict a profitable outcome for people with a remaining sense of hearing. To provide patients the best possible outcome in speech understanding, a lot of parameters have to be identified and adjusted. The aim of this study is to show the influence of objective parameters on classified speech understanding using collected data. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 52 patients and 65 ears aged between 18 and 80 years were included in this study. ECAP-thresholds from intraoperative measurements and impedance were used as objective parameters. T- and C/M-levels were defined as subjective parameters. To classify the performance the value of speech understanding was used. RESULTS Differences between both groups (age, time after implantation) were not significant. The gained word scores at 500 Hz correlated significantly with the results of the speech perception threshold on two-digit numbers. The electrode impedances correlated on average with speech understanding with constant variability. The distributions of objective and subjective parameters showed partially significant differences. Many distributions showed significant differences to the normal distribution. Accordingly, the overlapping areas of the significance levels are very narrow. CONCLUSION Higher impedances and incorrectly adjusted T-levels resulted in a worse speech understanding. Relation of C/M-levels to ECAP thresholds seem to be crucial for good speech understanding.
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- Robert Ernst
- Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
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Bernhard N, Gauger U, Romo Ventura E, Uecker FC, Olze H, Knopke S, Hänsel T, Coordes A. Duration of deafness impacts auditory performance after cochlear implantation: A meta-analysis. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2021; 6:291-301. [PMID: 33869761 PMCID: PMC8035957 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Hearing loss is a highly disabling condition. Cochlear implantation is an established remedy if conventional hearing aids have failed to alleviate the level of disability. Unfortunately, cochlear implant (CI) performance varies dramatically. This study aims to examine the effects of duration of deafness (DoD) prior to cochlear implantation and the postoperative duration of implant experience with resulting hearing performance in postlingually deaf patients. METHODS A systematic literature review and two meta-analyses were conducted using the search terms cochlear implant AND duration deafness. Included studies evaluate the correlation between the DoD and auditory performance after cochlear implantation using monosyllabic and sentence tests. Correlation coefficients were determined using Pearson's correlation and Spearman rho. RESULTS A total of 36 studies were identified and included data on cochlear implantations following postlingual deafness and postoperative speech testing of hearing outcomes for 1802 patients. The mean age ranged from 44 to 68 years with a DoD of 0.1 to 77 years. Cochlear implant use varied from 3 months to 14 years of age. Speech perception, which was assessed by sentence and monosyllabic word perception, was negatively correlated with DoD. Subgroup analyses revealed worse outcomes for longer DoD and shorter postoperative follow-up. CONCLUSION DoD is one of the most important factors to predict speech perception after cochlear implantation in postlingually deaf patients. The meta-analyses revealed a negative correlation between length of auditory deprivation and postoperative sentence and monosyllabic speech perception. Longer DoD seems to lead to worse CI performance, whereas more experience with CI mitigates the effect.
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- Nikolai Bernhard
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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Ni G, Zheng Q, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Yue T, Han S, Liu H, Ming D. Objective electroencephalography-based assessment for auditory rehabilitation of pediatric cochlear implant users. Hear Res 2021; 404:108211. [PMID: 33684887 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The cochlear implant (CI) has an effective habilitation modality for hearing-impaired children by promoting sound perception, vocalization, and language ability. However, the major challenge that remained was the lack of assessment standards for pediatric CI users, especially prelingually deaf children, to evaluate hearing rehabilitation effectiveness. In the present study, we conducted an oddball paradigm with stimuli varying in pure-tone, syllable, and tonal sounds. After implantation, we utilized cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP) and mismatch negativity (MMN) to obtain time-domain analysis; meanwhile, the source localization was investigated to obtain spatial accuracy of the plasticity in the auditory cortex. P1 started to emerge at the third month after implantation, but its peak level was not significant until the sixth month. The temporal lobe was activated between the third and sixth months after implantation. The MMN waveform was basically normal approximately after 12 months. These results suggest that the auditory system goes through a critical period of rapid development between three and six months and enters a maturation period after 12 months. This work indicates that CAEPs are more suitable for assessing the early auditory system reconstruction, while MMN performs better in evaluating the advanced auditory function. Furthermore, source localization has proven to be an efficient tool in exploring auditory cortex plasticity, especially for pediatric CI users.
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- Guangjian Ni
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072, China; Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University National Center for Children's Health, 100045, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University National Center for Children's Health, 100045, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University National Center for Children's Health, 100045, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, 300072, China; Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, 300072, China.
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Baumgartner JE, Baumgartner LS, Baumgartner ME, Moore EJ, Messina SA, Seidman MD, Shook DR. Progenitor cell therapy for acquired pediatric nervous system injury: Traumatic brain injury and acquired sensorineural hearing loss. Stem Cells Transl Med 2021; 10:164-180. [PMID: 33034162 PMCID: PMC7848325 DOI: 10.1002/sctm.20-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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While cell therapies hold remarkable promise for replacing injured cells and repairing damaged tissues, cell replacement is not the only means by which these therapies can achieve therapeutic effect. For example, recent publications show that treatment with varieties of adult, multipotent stem cells can improve outcomes in patients with neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury and hearing loss without directly replacing damaged or lost cells. As the immune system plays a central role in injury response and tissue repair, we here suggest that multipotent stem cell therapies achieve therapeutic effect by altering the immune response to injury, thereby limiting damage due to inflammation and possibly promoting repair. These findings argue for a broader understanding of the mechanisms by which cell therapies can benefit patients.
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- James E. Baumgartner
- Advent Health for ChildrenOrlandoFloridaUSA
- Department of Neurological SurgeryUniversity of Central Florida College of MedicineOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Department of Audiology and Speech Language PathologyUniversity of North TexasDentonTexasUSA
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- Advent Health CelebrationCelebrationFloridaUSA
- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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Lee HJ, Lee JM, Choi JY, Jung J. The Effects of Preoperative Audiovisual Speech Perception on the Audiologic Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Postlingual Deafness. Audiol Neurootol 2020; 26:149-156. [PMID: 33352550 DOI: 10.1159/000509969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Patients with postlingual deafness usually depend on visual information for communication, and their lipreading ability could influence cochlear implantation (CI) outcomes. However, it is unclear whether preoperative visual dependency in postlingual deafness positively or negatively affects auditory rehabilitation after CI. Herein, we investigated the influence of preoperative audiovisual per-ception on CI outcomes. METHOD In this retrospective case-comparison study, 118 patients with postlingual deafness who underwent unilateral CI were enrolled. Evaluation of speech perception was performed under both audiovisual (AV) and audio-only (AO) conditions before and after CI. Before CI, the speech perception test was performed under hearing aid (HA)-assisted conditions. After CI, the speech perception test was performed under the CI-only condition. Only patients with a 10% or less preoperative AO speech perception score were included. RESULTS Multivariable regression analysis showed that age, gender, residual hearing, operation side, education level, and HA usage were not correlated with either postoperative AV (pAV) or AO (pAO) speech perception. However, duration of deafness showed a significant negative correlation with both pAO (p = 0.003) and pAV (p = 0.015) speech perceptions. Notably, the preoperative AV speech perception score was not correlated with pAO speech perception (R2 = 0.00134, p = 0.693) but was positively associated with pAV speech perception (R2 = 0.0731, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Preoperative dependency on audiovisual information may positively influence pAV speech perception in patients with postlingual deafness.
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- Hyun Jin Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea,
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Sun Z, Seo JW, Park HJ, Lee JY, Kwak MY, Kim Y, Lee JY, Park JW, Kang WS, Ahn JH, Chung JW, Kim H. Cortical reorganization following auditory deprivation predicts cochlear implant performance in postlingually deaf adults. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 42:233-244. [PMID: 33022826 PMCID: PMC7721232 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Long‐term hearing loss in postlingually deaf (PD) adults may lead to brain structural changes that affect the outcomes of cochlear implantation. We studied 94 PD patients who underwent cochlear implantation and 37 patients who were MRI‐scanned within 2 weeks after the onset of sudden hearing loss and expected with minimal brain structural changes in relation to deafness. Compared with those with sudden hearing loss, we found lower gray matter (GM) probabilities in bilateral thalami, superior, middle, inferior temporal cortices as well as the central cortical regions corresponding to the movement and sensation of the lips, tongue, and larynx in the PD group. Among these brain areas, the GM in the middle temporal cortex showed negative correlation with disease duration, whereas the other areas displayed positive correlations. Left superior, middle temporal cortical, and bilateral thalamic GMs were the most accurate predictors of post‐cochlear implantation word recognition scores (mean absolute error [MAE] = 10.1, r = .82), which was superior to clinical variables used (MAE: 12.1, p < .05). Using the combined brain morphological and clinical features, we achieved the best prediction of the outcome (MAE: 8.51, r = .90). Our findings suggest that the cross‐modal plasticity allowing the superior temporal cortex and thalamus to process other modal sensory inputs reverses the initially lower volume when deafness becomes persistent. The middle temporal cortex processing higher‐level language comprehension shows persistent negative correlations with disease duration, suggesting this area's association with degraded speech comprehensions due to long‐term deafness. Morphological features combined with clinical variables might play a key role in predicting outcomes of cochlear implantation.
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- Zhe Sun
- USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mowad TG, Willett AE, Mahmoudian M, Lipin M, Heinecke A, Maguire AM, Bennett J, Ashtari M. Compensatory Cross-Modal Plasticity Persists After Sight Restoration. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:291. [PMID: 32477041 PMCID: PMC7235304 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sensory deprivation prompts extensive structural and functional reorganizations of the cortex resulting in the occupation of space for the lost sense by the intact sensory systems. This process, known as cross-modal plasticity, has been widely studied in individuals with vision or hearing loss. However, little is known on the neuroplastic changes in restoring the deprived sense. Some reports consider the cross-modal functionality maladaptive to the return of the original sense, and others view this as a critical process in maintaining the neurons of the deprived sense active and operational. These controversial views have been challenged in both auditory and vision restoration reports for decades. Recently with the approval of Luxturna as the first retinal gene therapy (GT) drug to reverse blindness, there is a renewed interest for the crucial role of cross-modal plasticity on sight restoration. Employing a battery of task and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI), in comparison to a group of sighted controls, we tracked the functional changes in response to auditory and visual stimuli and at rest, in a group of patients with biallelic mutations in the RPE65 gene (“RPE65 patients”) before and 3 years after GT. While the sighted controls did not present any evidence for auditory cross-modal plasticity, robust responses to the auditory stimuli were found in occipital cortex of the RPE65 patients overlapping visual responses and significantly elevated 3 years after GT. The rsfMRI results showed significant connectivity between the auditory and visual areas for both groups albeit attenuated in patients at baseline but enhanced 3 years after GT. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that (1) RPE65 patients present with an auditory cross-modal component; (2) visual and non-visual responses of the visual cortex are considerably enhanced after vision restoration; and (3) auditory cross-modal functions did not adversely affect the success of vision restitution. We hypothesize that following GT, to meet the demand for the newly established retinal signals, remaining or dormant visual neurons are revived or unmasked for greater participation. These neurons or a subset of these neurons respond to both the visual and non-visual demands and further strengthen connectivity between the auditory and visual cortices.
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- Theresa G Mowad
- Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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McMurray B, Ellis TP, Apfelbaum KS. How Do You Deal With Uncertainty? Cochlear Implant Users Differ in the Dynamics of Lexical Processing of Noncanonical Inputs. Ear Hear 2020; 40:961-980. [PMID: 30531260 PMCID: PMC6551335 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Work in normal-hearing (NH) adults suggests that spoken language processing involves coping with ambiguity. Even a clearly spoken word contains brief periods of ambiguity as it unfolds over time, and early portions will not be sufficient to uniquely identify the word. However, beyond this temporary ambiguity, NH listeners must also cope with the loss of information due to reduced forms, dialect, and other factors. A recent study suggests that NH listeners may adapt to increased ambiguity by changing the dynamics of how they commit to candidates at a lexical level. Cochlear implant (CI) users must also frequently deal with highly degraded input, in which there is less information available in the input to recover a target word. The authors asked here whether their frequent experience with this leads to lexical dynamics that are better suited for coping with uncertainty. DESIGN Listeners heard words either correctly pronounced (dog) or mispronounced at onset (gog) or offset (dob). Listeners selected the corresponding picture from a screen containing pictures of the target and three unrelated items. While they did this, fixations to each object were tracked as a measure of the time course of identifying the target. The authors tested 44 postlingually deafened adult CI users in 2 groups (23 used standard electric only configurations, and 21 supplemented the CI with a hearing aid), along with 28 age-matched age-typical hearing (ATH) controls. RESULTS All three groups recognized the target word accurately, though each showed a small decrement for mispronounced forms (larger in both types of CI users). Analysis of fixations showed a close time locking to the timing of the mispronunciation. Onset mispronunciations delayed initial fixations to the target, but fixations to the target showed partial recovery by the end of the trial. Offset mispronunciations showed no effect early, but suppressed looking later. This pattern was attested in all three groups, though both types of CI users were slower and did not commit fully to the target. When the authors quantified the degree of disruption (by the mispronounced forms), they found that both groups of CI users showed less disruption than ATH listeners during the first 900 msec of processing. Finally, an individual differences analysis showed that within the CI users, the dynamics of fixations predicted speech perception outcomes over and above accuracy in this task and that CI users with the more rapid fixation patterns of ATH listeners showed better outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Postlingually deafened CI users process speech incrementally (as do ATH listeners), though they commit more slowly and less strongly to a single item than do ATH listeners. This may allow them to cope more flexible with mispronunciations.
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- Bob McMurray
- Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Otolaryngology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Foundations in Learning, Inc., Coralville, Iowa, USA
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DiNino M, Arenberg JG. Age-Related Performance on Vowel Identification and the Spectral-temporally Modulated Ripple Test in Children With Normal Hearing and With Cochlear Implants. Trends Hear 2019; 22:2331216518770959. [PMID: 29708065 PMCID: PMC5949928 DOI: 10.1177/2331216518770959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Children’s performance on psychoacoustic tasks improves with age, but inadequate auditory input may delay this maturation. Cochlear implant (CI) users receive a degraded auditory signal with reduced frequency resolution compared with normal, acoustic hearing; thus, immature auditory abilities may contribute to the variation among pediatric CI users’ speech recognition scores. This study investigated relationships between age-related variables, spectral resolution, and vowel identification scores in prelingually deafened, early-implanted children with CIs compared with normal hearing (NH) children. All participants performed vowel identification and the Spectral-temporally Modulated Ripple Test (SMRT). Vowel stimuli for NH children were vocoded to simulate the reduced spectral resolution of CI hearing. Age positively predicted NH children’s vocoded vowel identification scores, but time with the CI was a stronger predictor of vowel recognition and SMRT performance of children with CIs. For both groups, SMRT thresholds were related to vowel identification performance, analogous to previous findings in adults. Sequential information analysis of vowel feature perception indicated greater transmission of duration-related information compared with formant features in both groups of children. In addition, the amount of F2 information transmitted predicted SMRT thresholds in children with NH and with CIs. Comparisons between the two CIs of bilaterally implanted children revealed disparate task performance levels and information transmission values within the same child. These findings indicate that adequate auditory experience contributes to auditory perceptual abilities of pediatric CI users. Further, factors related to individual CIs may be more relevant to psychoacoustic task performance than are the overall capabilities of the child.
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- Mishaela DiNino
- 1 Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- 1 Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Grimm R, Pettinato M, Gillis S, Daelemans W. Simulating speech processing with cochlear implants: How does channel interaction affect learning in neural networks? PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212134. [PMID: 30811448 PMCID: PMC6392264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We introduce a novel machine learning approach for investigating speech processing with cochlear implants (CIs)—prostheses used to replace a damaged inner ear. Concretely, we use a simple perceptron and a deep convolutional network to classify speech spectrograms that are modified to approximate CI-delivered speech. Implant-delivered signals suffer from reduced spectral resolution, chiefly due to a small number of frequency channels and a phenomenon called channel interaction. The latter involves the spread of information from neighboring channels to similar populations of neurons and can be modeled by linearly combining adjacent channels. We find that early during training, this input modification degrades performance if the networks are first pre-trained on high-resolution speech—with a larger number of channels, and without added channel interaction. This suggests that the spectral degradation caused by channel interaction alters the signal to conflict with perceptual expectations acquired from high-resolution speech. We thus predict that a reduction of channel interaction will accelerate learning in CI users who are implanted after having adapted to high-resolution speech during normal hearing. (The code for replicating our experiments is available online: https://github.com/clips/SimulatingCochlearImplants).
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- Robert Grimm
- Computational Linguistics & Psycholinguistics Research Center, Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Computational Linguistics & Psycholinguistics Research Center, Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Computational Linguistics & Psycholinguistics Research Center, Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Computational Linguistics & Psycholinguistics Research Center, Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Han JH, Lee HJ, Kang H, Oh SH, Lee DS. Brain Plasticity Can Predict the Cochlear Implant Outcome in Adult-Onset Deafness. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:38. [PMID: 30837852 PMCID: PMC6389609 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Sensory plasticity, which is associated with deafness, has not been as thoroughly investigated in the adult brain as it has in the developing brain. In this study, we examined the brain reorganization induced by auditory deprivation in people with adult-onset deafness and its clinical relevance by measuring glucose metabolism before cochlear implant (CI) surgery. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) scans were performed in 37 postlingually deafened patients during the preoperative workup period, and in 39 normal-hearing (NH) controls. Behavioral CI outcomes were measured at 1 year after implantation using a phoneme identification test with auditory cueing only. In the deaf individuals, areas involved in the auditory pathway such as the inferior colliculus and bilateral superior temporal gyri were hypometabolic compared to the NH controls. The hypometabolism observed in the deaf auditory cortices gradually returned to levels similar to the controls as the duration of deafness increased. However, contrary to our previous findings in congenitally deaf children, this metabolic recovery failed to have a significant prognostic value for the recovery of the speech perception ability in adult CI patients. In a broad occipital area centered on the primary visual cortices, glucose metabolism was higher in the deaf patients than the controls, suggesting that the area had become visually hyperactive for sensory compensation immediately after the onset of deafness. In addition, a negative correlation between the metabolic activity and behavioral speech perception outcomes was observed in the visual association areas. In the medial frontal cortices, cortical metabolism in most patients decreased, but patients who had preserved metabolic activities showed better speech performance. These results suggest that the auditory cortex in people with adult-onset deafness is relatively resistant to cross-modal plasticity, and instead, individual traits in late-stage visual processing and cognitive control seem to be more reliable prognostic markers for adult-onset deafness.
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- Ji-Hye Han
- Laboratory of Brain & Cognitive Sciences for Convergence Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Brain & Cognitive Sciences for Convergence Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,BK21 Plus Global Translational Research on Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Benefits of Bimodal Hearing With Cochlear and Middle Ear Implants: Preliminary Results in Four Patients. Otol Neurotol 2018; 39:e422-e428. [PMID: 29697586 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000001820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Conventional hearing aids have some limitations in overcoming a large air-bone gap or in cases of severe high-frequency hearing loss. The authors aimed to evaluate the benefit of a new bimodal hearing configuration combining cochlear implantation (CI) and middle ear implant (MEI) in patients with severe mixed conductive and ski-slope hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Four patients with severe to profound hearing loss, who underwent CI in one ear and MEI in the other, were enrolled. INTERVENTION Audiological outcomes were assessed at least 6 months after the MEI/CI operation. Pure-tone audiometry (PTA) in unaided, CI-aided, and MEI-aided conditions were measured. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Average threshold changes in bands of frequencies (<1 kHz, ≥1 kHz) were compared between MEI-aided and HA-aided conditions. The Korean version of the Hearing-in-Noise Test (K-HINT), and speech perception score in noisy and quiet conditions were evaluated in the bimodal configuration (i.e., MEI with CI). RESULTS MEI-aided PTA was especially increased in high-frequency areas (≥1 kHz). Speech perception in noisy and quiet conditions demonstrated better scores in the bimodal configuration. K-HINT also demonstrated better scores in the bimodal configuration. CONCLUSIONS There is an increasing number of patients with unilateral CI and residual hearing in the contralateral ear. The benefits of a new bimodal hearing configuration with CI and MEI were demonstrated in patients with severe high-frequency hearing loss or mixed conductive hearing loss in the contralateral ear.
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Evaluation of Cerebral White Matter in Prelingually Deaf Children Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:6795397. [PMID: 29511689 PMCID: PMC5817214 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6795397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study compared white matter development in prelingually deaf and normal-hearing children using a tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) method. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was performed in 21 prelingually deaf (DEAF group) and 20 normal-hearing (HEAR group) subjects aged from 1.7 to 7.7 years. Using TBSS, we evaluated the regions of significant difference in fractional anisotropy (FA) between the groups. Correlations between FA values and age in each group were also analyzed using voxel-wise correlation analyses on the TBSS skeleton. Lower FA values of the white matter tract of Heschl's gyrus, the inferior frontooccipital fasciculus, the uncinate fasciculus, the superior longitudinal fasciculus, and the forceps major were evident in the DEAF group compared with those in the HEAR group below 4 years of age, while the difference was not significant in older subjects. We also found that age-related development of the white matter tracts may continue until 8 years of age in deaf children. These results imply that development of the cerebral white matter tracts is delayed in prelingually deaf children.
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Nonlinguistic Outcome Measures in Adult Cochlear Implant Users Over the First Year of Implantation. Ear Hear 2018; 37:354-64. [PMID: 26656317 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Postlingually deaf cochlear implant users' speech perception improves over several months after implantation due to a learning process which involves integration of the new acoustic information presented by the device. Basic tests of hearing acuity might evaluate sensitivity to the new acoustic information and be less sensitive to learning effects. It was hypothesized that, unlike speech perception, basic spectral and temporal discrimination abilities will not change over the first year of implant use. If there were limited change over time and the test scores were correlated with clinical outcome, the tests might be useful for acute diagnostic assessments of hearing ability and also useful for testing speakers of any language, many of which do not have validated speech tests. DESIGN Ten newly implanted cochlear implant users were tested for speech understanding in quiet and in noise at 1 and 12 months postactivation. Spectral-ripple discrimination, temporal-modulation detection, and Schroeder-phase discrimination abilities were evaluated at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postactivation. RESULTS Speech understanding in quiet improved between 1 and 12 months postactivation (mean 8% improvement). Speech in noise performance showed no statistically significant improvement. Mean spectral-ripple discrimination thresholds and temporal-modulation detection thresholds for modulation frequencies of 100 Hz and above also showed no significant improvement. Spectral-ripple discrimination thresholds were significantly correlated with speech understanding. Low FM detection and Schroeder-phase discrimination abilities improved over the period. Individual learning trends varied, but the majority of listeners followed the same stable pattern as group data. CONCLUSIONS Spectral-ripple discrimination ability and temporal-modulation detection at 100-Hz modulation and above might serve as a useful diagnostic tool for early acute assessment of cochlear implant outcome for listeners speaking any native language.
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Kant AR, Banik AA. The Use of Lexical Neighborhood Test (LNT) in the Assessment of Speech Recognition Performance of Cochlear Implantees with Normal and Malformed Cochlea. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017; 69:338-344. [PMID: 28929065 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-017-1142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The present study aims to use the model-based test Lexical Neighborhood Test (LNT), to assess speech recognition performance in early and late implanted hearing impaired children with normal and malformed cochlea. The LNT was administered to 46 children with congenital (prelingual) bilateral severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss, using Nucleus 24 cochlear implant. The children were grouped into Group 1-(early implantees with normal cochlea-EI); n = 15, 31/2-61/2 years of age; mean age at implantation-3½ years. Group 2-(late implantees with normal cochlea-LI); n = 15, 6-12 years of age; mean age at implantation-5 years. Group 3-(early implantees with malformed cochlea-EIMC); n = 9; 4.9-10.6 years of age; mean age at implantation-3.10 years. Group 4-(late implantees with malformed cochlea-LIMC); n = 7; 7-12.6 years of age; mean age at implantation-6.3 years. The following were the malformations: dysplastic cochlea, common cavity, Mondini's, incomplete partition-1 and 2 (IP-1 and 2), enlarged IAC. The children were instructed to repeat the words on hearing them. Means of the word and phoneme scores were computed. The LNT can also be used to assess speech recognition performance of hearing impaired children with malformed cochlea. When both easy and hard lists of LNT are considered, although, late implantees (with or without normal cochlea), have achieved higher word scores than early implantees, the differences are not statistically significant. Using LNT for assessing speech recognition enables a quantitative as well as descriptive report of phonological processes used by the children.
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- Anjali R Kant
- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) (AYJNISHDD), Mumbai, Maharashtra India
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- Material Development Department, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) (AYJNISHDD), Mumbai, Maharashtra India
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Jaekel BN, Newman RS, Goupell MJ. Speech Rate Normalization and Phonemic Boundary Perception in Cochlear-Implant Users. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2017; 60:1398-1416. [PMID: 28395319 PMCID: PMC5580678 DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-h-15-0427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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PURPOSE Normal-hearing (NH) listeners rate normalize, temporarily remapping phonemic category boundaries to account for a talker's speech rate. It is unknown if adults who use auditory prostheses called cochlear implants (CI) can rate normalize, as CIs transmit degraded speech signals to the auditory nerve. Ineffective adjustment to rate information could explain some of the variability in this population's speech perception outcomes. METHOD Phonemes with manipulated voice-onset-time (VOT) durations were embedded in sentences with different speech rates. Twenty-three CI and 29 NH participants performed a phoneme identification task. NH participants heard the same unprocessed stimuli as the CI participants or stimuli degraded by a sine vocoder, simulating aspects of CI processing. RESULTS CI participants showed larger rate normalization effects (6.6 ms) than the NH participants (3.7 ms) and had shallower (less reliable) category boundary slopes. NH participants showed similarly shallow slopes when presented acoustically degraded vocoded signals, but an equal or smaller rate effect in response to reductions in available spectral and temporal information. CONCLUSION CI participants can rate normalize, despite their degraded speech input, and show a larger rate effect compared to NH participants. CI participants may particularly rely on rate normalization to better maintain perceptual constancy of the speech signal.
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- Brittany N. Jaekel
- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
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Performance Plateau in Prelingually and Postlingually Deafened Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients. Otol Neurotol 2017; 38:334-338. [DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000001322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stropahl M, Chen LC, Debener S. Cortical reorganization in postlingually deaf cochlear implant users: Intra-modal and cross-modal considerations. Hear Res 2017; 343:128-137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cross-Modal Re-Organization in Clinical Populations with Hearing Loss. Brain Sci 2016; 6:brainsci6010004. [PMID: 26821049 PMCID: PMC4810174 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci6010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We review evidence for cross-modal cortical re-organization in clinical populations with hearing loss. Cross-modal plasticity refers to the ability for an intact sensory modality (e.g., vision or somatosensation) to recruit cortical brain regions from a deprived sensory modality (e.g., audition) to carry out sensory processing. We describe evidence for cross-modal changes in hearing loss across the age-spectrum and across different degrees of hearing impairment, including children with profound, bilateral deafness with cochlear implants, single-sided deafness before and after cochlear implantation, and adults with early-stage, mild-moderate, age-related hearing loss. Understanding cross-modal plasticity in the context of auditory deprivation, and the potential for reversal of these changes following intervention, may be vital in directing intervention and rehabilitation options for clinical populations with hearing loss.
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McMurray B, Farris-Trimble A, Seedorff M, Rigler H. The Effect of Residual Acoustic Hearing and Adaptation to Uncertainty on Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Users: Evidence From Eye-Tracking. Ear Hear 2016; 37:e37-51. [PMID: 26317298 PMCID: PMC4717908 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES While outcomes with cochlear implants (CIs) are generally good, performance can be fragile. The authors examined two factors that are crucial for good CI performance. First, while there is a clear benefit for adding residual acoustic hearing to CI stimulation (typically in low frequencies), it is unclear whether this contributes directly to phonetic categorization. Thus, the authors examined perception of voicing (which uses low-frequency acoustic cues) and fricative place of articulation (s/∫, which does not) in CI users with and without residual acoustic hearing. Second, in speech categorization experiments, CI users typically show shallower identification functions. These are typically interpreted as deriving from noisy encoding of the signal. However, psycholinguistic work suggests shallow slopes may also be a useful way to adapt to uncertainty. The authors thus employed an eye-tracking paradigm to examine this in CI users. DESIGN Participants were 30 CI users (with a variety of configurations) and 22 age-matched normal hearing (NH) controls. Participants heard tokens from six b/p and six s/∫ continua (eight steps) spanning real words (e.g., beach/peach, sip/ship). Participants selected the picture corresponding to the word they heard from a screen containing four items (a b-, p-, s- and ∫-initial item). Eye movements to each object were monitored as a measure of how strongly they were considering each interpretation in the moments leading up to their final percept. RESULTS Mouse-click results (analogous to phoneme identification) for voicing showed a shallower slope for CI users than NH listeners, but no differences between CI users with and without residual acoustic hearing. For fricatives, CI users also showed a shallower slope, but unexpectedly, acoustic + electric listeners showed an even shallower slope. Eye movements showed a gradient response to fine-grained acoustic differences for all listeners. Even considering only trials in which a participant clicked "b" (for example), and accounting for variation in the category boundary, participants made more looks to the competitor ("p") as the voice onset time neared the boundary. CI users showed a similar pattern, but looked to the competitor more than NH listeners, and this was not different at different continuum steps. CONCLUSION Residual acoustic hearing did not improve voicing categorization suggesting it may not help identify these phonetic cues. The fact that acoustic + electric users showed poorer performance on fricatives was unexpected as they usually show a benefit in standardized perception measures, and as sibilants contain little energy in the low-frequency (acoustic) range. The authors hypothesize that these listeners may overweight acoustic input, and have problems when this is not available (in fricatives). Thus, the benefit (or cost) of acoustic hearing for phonetic categorization may be complex. Eye movements suggest that in both CI and NH listeners, phoneme categorization is not a process of mapping continuous cues to discrete categories. Rather listeners preserve gradiency as a way to deal with uncertainty. CI listeners appear to adapt to their implant (in part) by amplifying competitor activation to preserve their flexibility in the face of potential misperceptions.
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- Bob McMurray
- Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Linguistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Duarte M, Gresele ADP, Pinheiro MMC. Temporal processing in postlingual adult users of cochlear implant. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 82:304-9. [PMID: 26642753 PMCID: PMC9444592 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Postlingual adults demonstrate impressive performance in speech recognition in silence after cochlear implant (CI) surgery. However, problems in central hearing abilities remain, which complicates understanding in certain situations, such as in competitive listening and in the perception of suprasegmental aspects of speech. OBJECTIVE To assess the temporal processing abilities in postlingual adult users of CI. METHODS Cross-sectional and descriptive study, with a non-probabilistic sample for convenience. The population was divided into two groups. The study group consisted of 12 postlingual adult users of cochlear implants and the control group consisted of 12 adults with normal hearing, matched for age and gender with the control group. The Frequency Pattern Test and the Gaps in Noise test were selected to assess temporal processing. Free-field testing was applied at 50dB SL. RESULTS Adult users of cochlear implant attained a mean temporal threshold of 16.33ms and scored 47.7% in the pattern frequency test; the difference was statistically significant in comparison with the control group. CONCLUSION It was verified that postlingual adult users of cochlear implants have significant alterations in temporal processing abilities in comparison to adults with normal hearing.
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- Maycon Duarte
- Special Coordination of Speech Therapy, Graduate Course in Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Special Coordination of Speech Therapy, Graduate Course in Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil; Human Communication Disorders, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Special Coordination of Speech Therapy, Graduate Course in Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Kant AR, Pathak S. Qualitative Assessment of Speech Perception Performance of Early and Late Cochlear Implantees. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015; 67:292-8. [PMID: 26405667 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-015-0881-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The present study aims to provide a qualitative description and comparison of speech perception performance using model based tests like multisyllabic lexical neighborhood test (MLNT) and lexical neighborhood test (LNT), in early and late implanted (prelingual) hearing impaired children using cochlear implants. The subjects comprised of cochlear implantees; Group I (early implantees)-n = 15, 3-6 years of age; mean age at implantation-3½ years. Group II (late implantees)-n = 15, 7-13 years of age; mean age at implantation-5 years. The tests were presented in a sound treated room at 70 dBSPL. The children were instructed to repeat the words on hearing them. Responses were scored as percentage of words correctly repeated. Their means were computed. The late implantees achieved higher scores for words on MLNT than those on LNT. This may imply that late implantees are making use of length cues in order to aid them in speech perception. The major phonological process used by early implantees was deletion and by the late implantees was substitution. One needs to wait until the child achieves a score of 20 % on LNT before assessing other aspects of his/her speech perception abilities. There appears to be a need to use speech perception tests which are based on theoretical empirical models, in order to enable us to give a descriptive analysis of post implant speech perception performance.
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- Anjali R Kant
- Department of Speech & Language Pathology, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH), K.C.Marg, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West), Mumbai, India
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- AYJNIHH, Mumbai, India ; Pristine Rehab Care, Los Angeles, CA USA
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Zhu S, Wong LLN, Chen F, Chen Y. Consonant discrimination by Mandarin-speaking children with prelingual hearing impairment. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 79:1354-61. [PMID: 26112665 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Little is known about the consonant discrimination ability of Mandarin-speaking children with prelingual hearing impairment (HI) and fitted with hearing aids (HAs). The present study aimed to evaluate Mandarin consonant discrimination ability in children with HI, and explore the effects of unaided and aided hearing threshold, the age of first HA fitting and the duration of HA use on consonant discrimination ability. METHODS Subjects were Mandarin-speaking children aged 5;4-12;6 years with profound HI (n=41), children aged 6;1-12;4 years with severe HI (n=26), and children aged 5;0-11;9 years with moderate HI (n=9). The Mandarin Consonant Discrimination Test was administered in six test conditions: -10, -5, 0, 5 and 10dB signal to noise ratios (S/Ns) and quiet. HAs were in the usual user's settings, adjusted to match the manufacturer prescribed settings and individual preferences, and the volume was set to comfortable listening level. RESULTS The results revealed that /p(h)/-/t(h)/, /ts/-/tʂ/ and /ʐ/-/l/ were the most difficult and /p/-/p(h)/, /t/-/t(h)/, /tɕ/-/tɕ(h)/ and /k/-/k(h)/ were the easiest consonant minimal pairs to discriminate in quiet both for children with profound HI and those with moderate to severe HI. In noise, no significant difference in performance was found among all consonant minimal pairs. A backward elimination stepwise multiple linear regressions revealed that unaided hearing level accounted for 25.4% of the variance in consonant discrimination performance in noise at 10dB S/N and 30.4% in quiet. However, aided hearing threshold, the age of first HA fitting and the duration of HA use did not significantly predict consonant discrimination ability both in quiet and in noise. CONCLUSIONS Consonant discrimination performance of children with profound HI was poorer than those with moderate to severe HI. The ability to discriminate consonant pairs seems to depend on age of acquisition of the consonants. Although the age of first HA fitting and the duration of HA use were not correlated with consonant discrimination outcomes, this finding does not preclude the importance of early HA fitting.
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- Shufeng Zhu
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, China; Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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- Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, China; Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Sharma A, Cardon G. Cortical development and neuroplasticity in Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder. Hear Res 2015; 330:221-32. [PMID: 26070426 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cortical development is dependent to a large extent on stimulus-driven input. Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) is a recently described form of hearing impairment where neural dys-synchrony is the predominant characteristic. Children with ANSD provide a unique platform to examine the effects of asynchronous and degraded afferent stimulation on cortical auditory neuroplasticity and behavioral processing of sound. In this review, we describe patterns of auditory cortical maturation in children with ANSD. The disruption of cortical maturation that leads to these various patterns includes high levels of intra-individual cortical variability and deficits in cortical phase synchronization of oscillatory neural responses. These neurodevelopmental changes, which are constrained by sensitive periods for central auditory maturation, are correlated with behavioral outcomes for children with ANSD. Overall, we hypothesize that patterns of cortical development in children with ANSD appear to be markers of the severity of the underlying neural dys-synchrony, providing prognostic indicators of success of clinical intervention with amplification and/or electrical stimulation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled <Auditory Synaptology>.
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- Anu Sharma
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department, Institute of Cognitive Science and Center for Neuroscience, 2501 Kittredge Loop Rd, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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- University of Colorado at Boulder, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department, Institute of Cognitive Science and Center for Neuroscience, 2501 Kittredge Loop Rd, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Engineer CT, Engineer ND, Riley JR, Seale JD, Kilgard MP. Pairing Speech Sounds With Vagus Nerve Stimulation Drives Stimulus-specific Cortical Plasticity. Brain Stimul 2015; 8:637-44. [PMID: 25732785 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with communication disorders, such as aphasia, exhibit weak auditory cortex responses to speech sounds and language impairments. Previous studies have demonstrated that pairing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with tones or tone trains can enhance both the spectral and temporal processing of sounds in auditory cortex, and can be used to reverse pathological primary auditory cortex (A1) plasticity in a rodent model of chronic tinnitus. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS We predicted that pairing VNS with speech sounds would strengthen the A1 response to the paired speech sounds. METHODS The speech sounds 'rad' and 'lad' were paired with VNS three hundred times per day for twenty days. A1 responses to both paired and novel speech sounds were recorded 24 h after the last VNS pairing session in anesthetized rats. Response strength, latency and neurometric decoding were compared between VNS speech paired and control rats. RESULTS Our results show that VNS paired with speech sounds strengthened the auditory cortex response to the paired sounds, but did not strengthen the amplitude of the response to novel speech sounds. Responses to the paired sounds were faster and less variable in VNS speech paired rats compared to control rats. Neural plasticity that was specific to the frequency, intensity, and temporal characteristics of the paired speech sounds resulted in enhanced neural detection. CONCLUSION VNS speech sound pairing provides a novel method to enhance speech sound processing in the central auditory system. Delivery of VNS during speech therapy could improve outcomes in individuals with receptive language deficits.
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- Crystal T Engineer
- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road GR41, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road GR41, Richardson, TX 75080, USA; MicroTransponder Inc., 2802 Flintrock Trace Suite 225, Austin, TX 78738, USA
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road GR41, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road GR41, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road GR41, Richardson, TX 75080, USA; Texas Biomedical Device Center, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road EC39, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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Phillips-Silver J, Toiviainen P, Gosselin N, Turgeon C, Lepore F, Peretz I. Cochlear implant users move in time to the beat of drum music. Hear Res 2015; 321:25-34. [PMID: 25575604 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cochlear implant users show a profile of residual, yet poorly understood, musical abilities. An ability that has received little to no attention in this population is entrainment to a musical beat. We show for the first time that a heterogeneous group of cochlear implant users is able to find the beat and move their bodies in time to Latin Merengue music, especially when the music is presented in unpitched drum tones. These findings not only reveal a hidden capacity for feeling musical rhythm through the body in the deaf and hearing impaired population, but illuminate promising avenues for designing early childhood musical training that can engage implanted children in social musical activities with benefits potentially extending to non-musical domains.
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- Jessica Phillips-Silver
- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 boul. Mont Royal, University of Montreal, Case Postale 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal Québec H3C 3J7, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Finnish Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Music, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 boul. Mont Royal, University of Montreal, Case Postale 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 boul. Mont Royal, University of Montreal, Case Postale 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal Québec H3C 3J7, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Campbell R, MacSweeney M, Woll B. Cochlear implantation (CI) for prelingual deafness: the relevance of studies of brain organization and the role of first language acquisition in considering outcome success. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:834. [PMID: 25368567 PMCID: PMC4201085 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cochlear implantation (CI) for profound congenital hearing impairment, while often successful in restoring hearing to the deaf child, does not always result in effective speech processing. Exposure to non-auditory signals during the pre-implantation period is widely held to be responsible for such failures. Here, we question the inference that such exposure irreparably distorts the function of auditory cortex, negatively impacting the efficacy of CI. Animal studies suggest that in congenital early deafness there is a disconnection between (disordered) activation in primary auditory cortex (A1) and activation in secondary auditory cortex (A2). In humans, one factor contributing to this functional decoupling is assumed to be abnormal activation of A1 by visual projections-including exposure to sign language. In this paper we show that that this abnormal activation of A1 does not routinely occur, while A2 functions effectively supramodally and multimodally to deliver spoken language irrespective of hearing status. What, then, is responsible for poor outcomes for some individuals with CI and for apparent abnormalities in cortical organization in these people? Since infancy is a critical period for the acquisition of language, deaf children born to hearing parents are at risk of developing inefficient neural structures to support skilled language processing. A sign language, acquired by a deaf child as a first language in a signing environment, is cortically organized like a heard spoken language in terms of specialization of the dominant perisylvian system. However, very few deaf children are exposed to sign language in early infancy. Moreover, no studies to date have examined sign language proficiency in relation to cortical organization in individuals with CI. Given the paucity of such relevant findings, we suggest that the best guarantee of good language outcome after CI is the establishment of a secure first language pre-implant-however that may be achieved, and whatever the success of auditory restoration.
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- Ruth Campbell
- Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre, University College LondonLondon, UK
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- Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre, University College LondonLondon, UK
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College LondonLondon, UK
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- Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre, University College LondonLondon, UK
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Heimler B, Weisz N, Collignon O. Revisiting the adaptive and maladaptive effects of crossmodal plasticity. Neuroscience 2014; 283:44-63. [PMID: 25139761 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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One of the most striking demonstrations of experience-dependent plasticity comes from studies of sensory-deprived individuals (e.g., blind or deaf), showing that brain regions deprived of their natural inputs change their sensory tuning to support the processing of inputs coming from the spared senses. These mechanisms of crossmodal plasticity have been traditionally conceptualized as having a double-edged sword effect on behavior. On one side, crossmodal plasticity is conceived as adaptive for the development of enhanced behavioral skills in the remaining senses of early-deaf or blind individuals. On the other side, crossmodal plasticity raises crucial challenges for sensory restoration and is typically conceived as maladaptive since its presence may prevent optimal recovery in sensory-re-afferented individuals. In the present review we stress that this dichotomic vision is oversimplified and we emphasize that the notions of the unavoidable adaptive/maladaptive effects of crossmodal reorganization for sensory compensation/restoration may actually be misleading. For this purpose we critically review the findings from the blind and deaf literatures, highlighting the complementary nature of these two fields of research. The integrated framework we propose here has the potential to impact on the way rehabilitation programs for sensory recovery are carried out, with the promising prospect of eventually improving their final outcomes.
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- B Heimler
- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Italy.
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- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Italy
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- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Italy
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Sharma A, Campbell J, Cardon G. Developmental and cross-modal plasticity in deafness: evidence from the P1 and N1 event related potentials in cochlear implanted children. Int J Psychophysiol 2014; 95:135-44. [PMID: 24780192 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cortical development is dependent on extrinsic stimulation. As such, sensory deprivation, as in congenital deafness, can dramatically alter functional connectivity and growth in the auditory system. Cochlear implants ameliorate deprivation-induced delays in maturation by directly stimulating the central nervous system, and thereby restoring auditory input. The scenario in which hearing is lost due to deafness and then reestablished via a cochlear implant provides a window into the development of the central auditory system. Converging evidence from electrophysiologic and brain imaging studies of deaf animals and children fitted with cochlear implants has allowed us to elucidate the details of the time course for auditory cortical maturation under conditions of deprivation. Here, we review how the P1 cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP) provides useful insight into sensitive period cut-offs for development of the primary auditory cortex in deaf children fitted with cochlear implants. Additionally, we present new data on similar sensitive period dynamics in higher-order auditory cortices, as measured by the N1 CAEP in cochlear implant recipients. Furthermore, cortical re-organization, secondary to sensory deprivation, may take the form of compensatory cross-modal plasticity. We provide new case-study evidence that cross-modal re-organization, in which intact sensory modalities (i.e., vision and somatosensation) recruit cortical regions associated with deficient sensory modalities (i.e., auditory) in cochlear implanted children may influence their behavioral outcomes with the implant. Improvements in our understanding of developmental neuroplasticity in the auditory system should lead to harnessing central auditory plasticity for superior clinical technique.
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- Anu Sharma
- Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States; Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States.
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- Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
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- Brain and Behavior Laboratory, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
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Comparing the Performance Plateau in Adult Cochlear Implant Patients Using HINT and AzBio. Otol Neurotol 2014; 35:598-604. [DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Coombs A, Clamp PJ, Armstrong S, Robinson PJ, Hajioff D. The role of post-operative imaging in cochlear implant surgery: a review of 220 adult cases. Cochlear Implants Int 2014; 15:264-71. [PMID: 24679147 DOI: 10.1179/1754762814y.0000000071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of abnormal radiological findings after cochlear implantation and their effect on clinical outcomes. METHODS Retrospective review of 220 adult cochlear implants. Clinical records and post-operative plain X-rays were reviewed and compared with pre-operative and 6-month post-operative City University of New York (CUNY) speech scores. RESULTS There were no cases of extra-cochlear array misplacement. Imaging showed 20 cases of incomplete array insertion (9.2%), 3 cases of kinking of the array (1.4%), 2 cases of tip rollover (0.9%), and 1 case of apparent array fracture (0.5%). Patient management was not altered by abnormal imaging. Patients with abnormal radiological findings had slightly minor improvements (median 39 vs. 56%) in City University of New York (CUNY) speech discrimination scores at 6 months (Mann-Whitney U test, P = 0.043). CONCLUSION All abnormalities on post-operative imaging were minor and did not alter patient management. The future role of post-operative imaging is discussed.
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Matthies C, Brill S, Varallyay C, Solymosi L, Gelbrich G, Roosen K, Ernestus RI, Helms J, Hagen R, Mlynski R, Shehata-Dieler W, Müller J. Auditory brainstem implants in neurofibromatosis Type 2: is open speech perception feasible? J Neurosurg 2013; 120:546-58. [PMID: 24329026 DOI: 10.3171/2013.9.jns12686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Patients with bilateral auditory nerve destruction may perceive some auditory input with auditory brainstem implants (ABIs). Despite technological developments and trials in new stimulation sites, hearing is very variable and of limited quality. The goal of this study was to identify advantageous and critical factors that influence the quality of auditory function, especially speech perception. METHODS The authors conducted a prospective study on ABI operations performed with the aid of multimodality neuromonitoring between 2005 and 2009 in 18 patients with neurofibromatosis Type 2. Outcome was evaluated by testing word recognition (monotrochee-polysyllabic word test at auditory-only mode [MTPa]) and open speech perception (Hochmair-Schulz-Moser [HSM] sentence test), both in pure auditory mode. The primary outcome was the HSM score at 24 months. The predictive meaning of general clinical data, tumor volume, number of active electrodes, duration of deafness, and early hearing data was examined. RESULTS In 16 successful ABI activations the average score for MTPa was 89% (SD 13%), and for HSM it was 41% (SD 32%) at 24 months. There were 2 nonresponders, 1 after radiosurgery and the other in an anatomical variant. Direct facial nerve reconstruction during the same surgery was followed by successful nerve recovery in 2 patients, with a simultaneous very good HSM result. Patients' age, tumor extension, and tumor volume were not negative predictors. There was an inverse relationship between HSM scores and deafness duration; 50% or higher HSM scores were found only in patients with ipsilateral deafness duration up to 24 months. The higher the deafness sum of both sides, the less likely that any HSM score will be achieved (p = 0.034). In patients with total deafness duration of less than 240 months, higher numbers of active electrodes were significantly associated with better outcomes. The strongest cross-correlation was identified between early MTPa score at 3 months and 24-month HSM outcome. CONCLUSIONS This study documents that open-set speech recognition in pure auditory mode is feasible in patients with ABIs. Large tumor volumes do not prevent good outcome. Positive preconditions are short ipsilateral and short bilateral deafness periods and high number of auditory electrodes. Early ability in pure auditory word recognition tests indicates long-term capability of open speech perception.
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Acquisition of early auditory milestones with a cochlear implant. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 77:1852-5. [PMID: 24063769 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Speech acquisition after cochlear implant is a long process. Various studies have followed the auditory milestones in the early period after implantation. The aim of the present study was to track the development of hearing skills in the early period after cochlear implantation and evaluate which factors influence the process. METHODS 195 records of children implanted in the Hadassah Medical Center were examined retrospectively. Data on etiology, age at implantation and type of implant were collected. In addition, information on the rate of progress was measured: the first time that there was detection and identification of Ling sounds, the first time it was possible to obtain SDT (speech detection threshold), SRT (speech reception threshold) and an audiogram, and the first accurate repetition of VCV (vowel consonant vowel) sounds. RESULTS Results show a consistent pattern of auditory milestone acquisition similar to that of normal development, from milestones that do not require decoding beginning with SDT, detection of Ling sounds followed by an audiogram which requires cooperation, to tasks that involve decoding starting with SRT and repetition of Ling sounds and finally VCV repetition. The children implanted before 24 months of age achieved the auditory milestones later than children implanted between 2 and 6 years, apparently since these tasks involve cognitive abilities which are not yet developed in the youngest children. Previous hearing experience improved the rate of acquisition of the auditory milestones and progress was faster in the second implanted ear compared to the first implanted ear. CONCLUSION More research is needed to address the relationship between acquisition of early auditory milestones and performance with the cochlear implant later on in life.
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Vlastarakos PV, Nazos K, Tavoulari EF, Nikolopoulos TP. Cochlear implantation for single-sided deafness: the outcomes. An evidence-based approach. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 271:2119-26. [PMID: 24096818 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2746-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The aim of the present paper is to critically review the current evidence on the efficacy of cochlear implantation as a treatment modality for single-sided deafness (SSD), and/or unilateral tinnitus. Systematic literature review in Medline and other database sources was conducted along with critical analysis of pooled data. The study selection includes prospective and retrospective comparative studies, case series and case reports. The total number of analyzed studies was 17. A total of 108 patients with SSD have been implanted; 66 patients due to problems associated with SSD, and 42 primarily because of debilitating tinnitus. Cochlear implantation in SSD leads to improved sound localization performance and speech perception in noise from the ipsilateral side with an angle of coverage up to (but not including) 90(°) to the front, when noise is present in the contralateral quartile (Strength of recommendation B). Speech and spatial hearing also subjectively improve following the insertion of a cochlear implant (Strength of recommendation B); this was not the case regarding the quality of hearing. Tinnitus improvement was also reported following implant placement (Strength of recommendation B); however, patients need to be advised that the suppression is mainly successful when the implant is activated. The overall quality of the available evidence supports a wider use of cochlear implantation in SSD following appropriate selection and counseling (overall strength of recommendation B). It remains to be seen if the long-term follow-up of large number of patients in well conducted high quality studies will confirm the above mentioned results.
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- Petros V Vlastarakos
- ENT Department, MITERA Infirmary, 6 Erythrou Stavrou Str, Marousi-Athens, 15123, Greece,
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Sharma A, Glick H, Campbell J, Biever A. CENTRAL AUDTIORY DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS: CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF THE P1 CAEP BIOMARKER IN HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES. HEARING BALANCE AND COMMUNICATION 2013; 11. [PMID: 24273704 DOI: 10.3109/21695717.2013.812378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE First, we review the development and plasticity of the central auditory pathways in infants and children with hearing loss who are fitted with cochlear implants (CIs). Second, we describe case studies demonstrating the clinical utility of the P1 central auditory evoked potential (CAEP) for evaluating cortical auditory maturation in the rapidly increasing number of cochlear-implanted children who have multiple disabilities. STUDY DESIGN Children who receive CIs provide a platform to examine the trajectories of deprivation-induced and experience-dependent plasticity in the central auditory system. We review the evidence for, and time limits of sensitive periods for cortical auditory maturation framing an optimal period for cochlear implantation. Finally, we evaluate the use of the P1 biomarker as an objective assessment tool in the special case of children with multiple disabilities. RESULTS The P1 response was useful in assessing central auditory maturation in patients with CHARGE association, ANSD, and Pallister-Killian Syndrome concomitant with hearing loss. CONCLUSION The presence of co-existing disabilities in addition to hearing loss poses unique challenges regarding both pre-intervention evaluation and post-intervention rehabilitation for children with multiple disabilities. When combined with a standard audiological test battery, the P1 CAEP biomarker has a useful role in objectively evaluating the maturation of central auditory pathways to determine the effectiveness of various intervention strategies in hearing-impaired children with multiple disabilities.
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- Anu Sharma
- Dept. of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2501 Kittredge Loop Road 409 UCB Boulder, CO 80309
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Cardon G, Sharma A. Central auditory maturation and behavioral outcome in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder who use cochlear implants. Int J Audiol 2013; 52:577-86. [PMID: 23819618 DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.799786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined cortical auditory development and behavioral outcomes in children with ANSD fitted with cochlear implants (CI). DESIGN Cortical maturation, measured by P1 cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP) latency, was regressed against scores on the infant toddler meaningful auditory integration scale (IT-MAIS). Implantation age was also considered in relation to CAEP findings. STUDY SAMPLE Cross-sectional and longitudinal samples of 24 and 11 children, respectively, with ANSD fitted with CIs. RESULTS P1 CAEP responses were present in all children after implantation, though previous findings suggest that only 50-75% of ANSD children with hearing aids show CAEP responses. P1 CAEP latency was significantly correlated with participants' IT-MAIS scores. Furthermore, more children implanted before age two years showed normal P1 latencies, while those implanted later mainly showed delayed latencies. Longitudinal analysis revealed that most children showed normal or improved cortical maturation after implantation. CONCLUSION Cochlear implantation resulted in measureable cortical auditory development for all children with ANSD. Children fitted with CIs under age two years were more likely to show age-appropriate CAEP responses within six months after implantation, suggesting a possible sensitive period for cortical auditory development in ANSD. That CAEP responses were correlated with behavioral outcome highlights their clinical decision-making utility.
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- Garrett Cardon
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
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Buarque LFSFP, Brazorotto JS, Cavalcanti HG, Lima Júnior LRP, Lima DDVSP, Ferreira MÂF. Desempenho auditivo ao longo do tempo em usuários de implante coclear com perda auditiva pós-lingual. AUDIOLOGY - COMMUNICATION RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s2317-64312013000200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar o desempenho auditivo ao longo do tempo e investigar os fatores prognósticos relacionados. MÉTODOS: Estudo de coorte retrospectivo realizado por meio da análise dos prontuários de 57 indivíduos com perda auditiva pós-lingual e usuários de implante coclear há pelo menos 12 meses. Utilizou-se o estimador de Kaplan-Meier e o teste de Logrank para análise da percepção da fala ao longo do tempo e da possível interferência de fatores como gênero, escolaridade, tempo de privação auditiva, idade ao implante, marca do dispositivo e etiologia, sobre o desfecho estudado. RESULTADOS: Em apenas 12 meses após a ativação do implante, mais da metade da coorte já apresentava escores satisfatórios no teste de percepção da fala. O teste de Logrank não indicou diferença entre as covariáveis testadas. Houve diferença significativa entre os resultados auditivos pré e pós- implante coclear. CONCLUSÃO: O desempenho auditivo, após 12 meses de uso do IC, superou o critério de indicação na maioria dos indivíduos com perda auditiva pós-lingual, independentemente dos fatores prognósticos avaliados, porém não em todos os indivíduos pesquisados.
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Dunn CC, Tyler RS, Witt S, Ji H, Gantz BJ. Sequential bilateral cochlear implantation: speech perception and localization pre- and post-second cochlear implantation. Am J Audiol 2012; 21:181-9. [PMID: 22846635 PMCID: PMC3521071 DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0004)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In this study, the authors sought to compare speech perception and localization in subjects who wear 1 cochlear implant (unilateral CI) or 1 cochlear implant and hearing aid (CI+HA) and then receive a second cochlear implant (bilateral CI), and to evaluate the importance of the duration between implant surgeries and duration of deafness. METHOD Nine subjects were tested on speech perception in quiet, and 13 subjects were tested on speech perception and localization in noise using an array of 8 loudspeakers. All subjects were tested with unilateral CI prior to bilateral implantation and then again with bilateral CI after at least 3 months of bilateral experience. RESULTS No significant difference was found between bilateral CI and unilateral CI on averaged speech perception in quiet performance. A significant benefit was found for bilateral CI on averaged speech perception in noise and on localization. Nonsignificant correlations were found for duration between surgeries, duration of deafness, and duration of bilateral use. CONCLUSIONS Improvements for speech perception and localization played in background noise were indicated for most subjects after they received their 2nd implant. The correlations should be reassessed with a larger number of subjects to appropriately evaluate the effects of duration between surgeries, duration of deafness, and duration of bilateral use.
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Presbycusis occurs after cochlear implantation also: a retrospective study of pure tone thresholds over time. Otol Neurotol 2012; 33:1543-8. [PMID: 23064387 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e318271c1ef] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess aided soundfield pure tone thresholds after cochlear implantation in adults over time. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. SETTING Academic tertiary care center. PATIENTS Seventy-seven severe-to-profoundly deafened adults implanted with one of 5 different internal devices. INTERVENTION Cochlear implantation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Outcome measures were cochlear implant aided soundfield pure tone thresholds at 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz. RESULTS For the 77 adult patients in the study, pure tone aided thresholds deteriorated over time at 500, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, and 6,000 Hz at rates ranging from 0.54 to 0.86 dB per year with the implant (p < 0.01). There was no significant change in thresholds over time at 250 Hz (p = 0.30). Overall, 55% of adults showed significantly worse thresholds at 3 or more frequencies. For adults over age 50, the rate of deterioration increased (range, 1.12-1.69 dB per year, p < 0.001), and more of these patients showed significantly worse thresholds at 3 or more frequencies (63%). CONCLUSION This long-term case review shows that a large percentage of implanted adults show a deterioration in aided pure tone thresholds over time. As in presbycusis, this deterioration is most prominent at the highest frequencies; however, the incidence and rate of deterioration is higher than that seen in presbycusis. These physiologic changes are not indicative of device failure and do not mean that performance measures will necessarily deteriorate.
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Cardon G, Campbell J, Sharma A. Plasticity in the developing auditory cortex: evidence from children with sensorineural hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. J Am Acad Audiol 2012; 23:396-411; quiz 495. [PMID: 22668761 DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.23.6.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The developing auditory cortex is highly plastic. As such, the cortex is both primed to mature normally and at risk for reorganizing abnormally, depending upon numerous factors that determine central maturation. From a clinical perspective, at least two major components of development can be manipulated: (1) input to the cortex and (2) the timing of cortical input. Children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) have provided a model of early deprivation of sensory input to the cortex and demonstrated the resulting plasticity and development that can occur upon introduction of stimulation. In this article, we review several fundamental principles of cortical development and plasticity and discuss the clinical applications in children with SNHL and ANSD who receive intervention with hearing aids and/or cochlear implants.
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- Garrett Cardon
- Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Jung KH, Won JH, Drennan WR, Jameyson E, Miyasaki G, Norton SJ, Rubinstein JT. Psychoacoustic performance and music and speech perception in prelingually deafened children with cochlear implants. Audiol Neurootol 2012; 17:189-97. [PMID: 22398954 DOI: 10.1159/000336407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The number of pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients has increased substantially over the past 10 years, and it has become more important to understand the underlying mechanisms of the variable outcomes in this population. In this study, psychoacoustic measures of spectral-ripple and Schroeder-phase discrimination, the Clinical Assessment of Music Perception, and consonant-nucleus-consonant (CNC) word recognition in quiet and spondee reception threshold (SRT) in noise tests have been presented to 11 prelingually deafened CI users, aged 8-16 years with at least 5 years of CI experience. The children's performance was compared to the previously reported results of postlingually deafened adult CI users. The average spectral-ripple threshold (n = 10) was 2.08 ripples/octave. The average Schroeder-phase discrimination was 67.3% for 50 Hz and 56.5% for 200 Hz (n = 9). The Clinical Assessment of Music Perception test showed that the average complex pitch direction discrimination was 2.98 semitones. The mean melody score was at a chance level, and the mean timbre score was 34.1% correct. The mean CNC word recognition score was 68.6%, and the mean SRT in steady noise was -8.5 dB SNR. The children's spectral-ripple resolution, CNC word recognition, and SRT in noise performances were, within statistical bounds, the same as in a population of postlingually deafened adult CI users. However, Schroeder-phase discrimination and music perception were generally poorer than in the adults. It is possible then that this poorer performance seen in the children might be partly accounted for by the delayed maturation in their temporal processing ability, and because of this, the children's performance may have been driven more by their spectral sensitivity.
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- Kyu Hwan Jung
- Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Yoshida H, Kanda Y, Takahashi H, Miyamoto I, Chiba K. Observation of cortical activity during speech stimulation in prelingually deafened adults with cochlear implantation by positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011; 120:499-504. [PMID: 21922972 DOI: 10.1177/000348941112000802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the cortical activity of 2 successful prelingually deafened adult cochlear implant (CI) users who have been trained by auditory-verbal/oral communication since childhood. METHODS Changes in regional cerebral blood flow were measured by positron emission tomography using '8F-fluorodeoxyglucose while the subjects were receiving auditory language stimuli by listening to a story. Ten normal-hearing volunteers were observed as age-matched control subjects. RESULTS In both cases, the auditory-related regions, when compared to same regions in the control subjects, showed hypermetabolism in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the left precentral gyrus--similar to that in successful CI users who are prelingually deafened children or postlingually deafened adults. Both subjects had the ability to activate these areas, and this ability might be one of the reasons that accounts for such exceptionally good performance in older prelingually deaf CI users. As for the visual-related regions, hypometabolism was observed in Brodmann areas 18 and 19, and this finding might be related to the intensive auditory-verbal/oral education that the subjects had received since childhood. CONCLUSIONS Despite the limits imposed by the small sample size and the spatial resolution of positron emission tomography, this study yielded insights into the nature of the brain plasticity in prelingually deafened adults who are successful CI users.
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- Haruo Yoshida
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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Demographic Factors Influencing Educational Placement of the Hearing-Impaired Child With a Cochlear Implant. Otol Neurotol 2011; 32:943-7. [DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e31821a8407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhu M, Fu QJ, Galvin JJ, Jiang Y, Xu J, Xu C, Tao D, Chen B. Mandarin Chinese speech recognition by pediatric cochlear implant users. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011; 75:793-800. [PMID: 21489643 PMCID: PMC3095677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Revised: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Because of difficulties associated with pediatric speech testing, most pediatric cochlear implant (CI) speech studies necessarily involve basic and simple perceptual tasks. There are relatively few studies regarding Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI users' perception of more difficult speech materials (e.g., words and sentences produced by multiple talkers). Difficult speech materials and tests necessarily require older pediatric CI users, who may have different etiologies of hearing loss, duration of deafness, CI experience. The present study investigated how pediatric CI patient demographics influence speech recognition performance with relatively difficult test materials and methods. METHODS In this study, open-set recognition of multi-talker (two males and two females) Mandarin Chinese disyllables and sentences were measured in 37 Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI users. Subjects were grouped according to etiology of deafness and previous acoustic hearing experience. Group 1 subjects were all congenitally deafened with little-to-no acoustic hearing experience. Group 2 subjects were not congenitally deafened and had substantial acoustic hearing experience prior to implantation. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed within each group using subject demographics such as age at implantation and age at testing. RESULTS Pediatric CI performance was generally quite good. For Group 1, mean performance was 82.3% correct for disyllables and 82.8% correct for sentences. For Group 2, mean performance was 76.6% correct for disyllables and 84.4% correct for sentences. For Group 1, multiple linear regression analyses showed that age at implantation predicted disyllable recognition, and that age at implantation and age at testing predicted sentence recognition. For Group 2, neither age at implantation nor age at testing predicted disyllable or sentence recognition. Performance was significantly better with the female than with the male talkers. CONCLUSIONS Consistent with previous studies' findings, early implantation provided a significant advantage for profoundly deaf children. Performance for both groups was generally quite good for the relatively difficult materials and tasks, suggesting that open-set word and sentence recognition may be useful in evaluating speech performance with older pediatric CI users. Differences in disyllable recognition between Groups 1 and 2 may reflect differences in adaptation to electric stimulation. The Group 1 subjects developed speech patterns exclusively via electric stimulation, while the Group 2 subjects adapted to electric stimulation relative to previous acoustic patterns.
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- Meimei Zhu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Communication and Auditory Neuroscience, House Ear Institute, 2100 W 3 St., Los Angeles, California 90057, USA
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- Communication and Auditory Neuroscience, House Ear Institute, 2100 W 3 St., Los Angeles, California 90057, USA
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- Vision and Audition Center, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, 19 Baoqing Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China,Corresponding Author: Bing Chen, M.D. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China Phone: +86-21-64377134
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