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Debiève C, Rosenzweig F, Wathour J. Standardization of Three Familiar Sound Recognition Tests in Hearing and Deaf Adult Populations. Otol Neurotol 2024; 45:656-661. [PMID: 38769085 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000004215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Recognition of familiar noises is crucial for understanding and reacting appropriately to our auditory environment. Its improvement is one of the benefits expected after cochlear implantation. The aim of this study was to standardize three environmental sounds noise recognition tests and to illustrate their application to a population of deaf adults with cochlear implants. METHOD Norms were established on a sample of 126 normal-hearing adults divided into 6 age groups. Three familiar sound recognition tests were used: 1) the Blue Mouse "First Familiar Sounds" (BM), 2) the UCL-IRSA test (TI), and 3) the Bernadette Piérart Familiar Sounds Test (TBF). These tests were also administered to 61 implanted deaf ears. RESULTS We observed a significant effect of age on the accuracy scores of the TI and TBF tests for the hearing group and on the time scores of the TI and BM tests. Overall, the performance of the deaf participants was poorer and more variable than that of the hearing participants. CONCLUSION We have three tests that can be used in practice to measure the performance of deaf people (with cochlear implants) at different stages of their pre- and post-implant rehabilitation.
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Miller-Viacava N, Lazard D, Delmas T, Krause B, Apoux F, Lorenzi C. Sensorineural hearing loss alters auditory discrimination of natural soundscapes. Int J Audiol 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37909429 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2272559] [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: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The ability to discriminate natural soundscapes recorded in a temperate terrestrial biome was measured in 15 hearing-impaired (HI) listeners with bilateral, mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss and 15 normal-hearing (NH) controls. DESIGN Soundscape discrimination was measured using a three-interval oddity paradigm and the method of constant stimuli. On each trial, sequences of 2-second recordings varying the habitat, season and period of the day were presented diotically at a nominal SPL of 60 or 80 dB. RESULTS Discrimination scores were above chance level for both groups, but they were poorer for HI than NH listeners. On average, the scores of HI listeners were relatively well accounted for by those of NH listeners tested with stimuli spectrally-shaped to match the frequency-dependent reduction in audibility of individual HI listeners. However, the scores of HI listeners were not significantly correlated with pure-tone audiometric thresholds and age. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the ability to discriminate natural soundscapes associated with changes in habitat, season and period of the day is disrupted but it is not abolished. The deficits of the HI listeners are partly accounted for by reduced audibility. Supra-threshold auditory deficits and individual listening strategies may also explain differences between NH and HI listeners.
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- Nicole Miller-Viacava
- Laboratoire des systèmes perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, École normale supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL University), Paris, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, INSERM Unit, Paris, France
- Institut Arthur Vernes, ENT Department, Paris, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, INSERM Unit, Paris, France
- Audition Lefeuvre, ECLEAR, Athis-Mons, France
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- Wild Sanctuary, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, USA
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- Laboratoire des systèmes perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, École normale supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL University), Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des systèmes perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, École normale supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL University), Paris, France
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Jafari Z, Fitzpatrick EM, Schramm DR, Rouillon I, Koravand A. An Umbrella Review of Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Children With Auditory Neuropathy. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2023; 66:4160-4176. [PMID: 37647160 DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-23-00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of this overview of systematic reviews (SRs; umbrella review) was to systematically summarize and critically appraise current evidence of cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD). METHOD This study was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 statement. The methodological quality and the risk of bias in the included SRs were assessed using A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews 2 checklist and the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews tool, respectively. RESULTS According to eight included SRs, children with ANSD achieve CI outcomes (speech perception performance) similar to their peers with sensorineural hearing loss. In children with postsynaptic ANSD (cochlear nerve deficiency), cochlear nerve hypoplasia is associated with better speech recognition outcomes compared with cochlear nerve aplasia, especially in the absence of additional disabilities. Except for one study, the overall quality of the included SRs was critically low, and except for three studies, evidence of a high risk of bias was identified in other included SRs. CONCLUSIONS Current evidence supports CI benefits for children with ANSD. To improve the quality of evidence, well-designed, prospective studies with appropriate sample sizes, using valid outcome measures, clarifying matching criteria, and taking into account the role of confounding factors are essential.
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- Zahra Jafari
- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Child Hearing Laboratory, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
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- Speech and Language Pathology, and Otolaryngology Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
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- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Luzum NR, Hamel BL, Shafiro V, Harris MS. Identification Accuracy of Safety-Relevant Environmental Sounds in Adult Cochlear Implant Users. Laryngoscope 2023; 133:2388-2393. [PMID: 36317721 PMCID: PMC10149563 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Examine cochlear implant (CI) users' ability to identify safety-relevant environmental sounds, imperative for safety, independence, and personal well-being. METHODS Twenty-one experienced adult CI users completed an Environmental Sound Identification (ESI) test consisting of 42 common environmental sounds, 28 of which were relevant to personal safety, along with 14 control sounds. Prior to sound identification, participants were shown sound names and asked to rate the familiarity and, separately, relevance to safety of each corresponding sound on a 1-5 scale. RESULTS Overall ESI accuracy was 57% correct for the safety-relevant sounds and 55% correct for control sounds. Participants rated safety-relevant sounds as more important to safety and more familiar than the non-safety sounds. ESI accuracy significantly correlated with familiarity ratings. CONCLUSION The present findings suggest mediocre ESI accuracy in postlingual adult CI users for safety-relevant and other environmental sounds. Deficits in the identification of these sounds may put CI listeners at increased risk of accidents or injuries and may require a specific rehabilitation program to improve CI outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 133:2388-2393, 2023.
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences, College of Health Sciences & Graduate College, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Lorenzi C, Apoux F, Grinfeder E, Krause B, Miller-Viacava N, Sueur J. Human Auditory Ecology: Extending Hearing Research to the Perception of Natural Soundscapes by Humans in Rapidly Changing Environments. Trends Hear 2023; 27:23312165231212032. [PMID: 37981813 PMCID: PMC10658775 DOI: 10.1177/23312165231212032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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Research in hearing sciences has provided extensive knowledge about how the human auditory system processes speech and assists communication. In contrast, little is known about how this system processes "natural soundscapes," that is the complex arrangements of biological and geophysical sounds shaped by sound propagation through non-anthropogenic habitats [Grinfeder et al. (2022). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10: 894232]. This is surprising given that, for many species, the capacity to process natural soundscapes determines survival and reproduction through the ability to represent and monitor the immediate environment. Here we propose a framework to encourage research programmes in the field of "human auditory ecology," focusing on the study of human auditory perception of ecological processes at work in natural habitats. Based on large acoustic databases with high ecological validity, these programmes should investigate the extent to which this presumably ancestral monitoring function of the human auditory system is adapted to specific information conveyed by natural soundscapes, whether it operate throughout the life span or whether it emerges through individual learning or cultural transmission. Beyond fundamental knowledge of human hearing, these programmes should yield a better understanding of how normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners monitor rural and city green and blue spaces and benefit from them, and whether rehabilitation devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants) restore natural soundscape perception and emotional responses back to normal. Importantly, they should also reveal whether and how humans hear the rapid changes in the environment brought about by human activity.
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- Christian Lorenzi
- Laboratoire des Systèmes Perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d’Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des Systèmes Perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d’Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des Systèmes Perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d’Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), Paris, France
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des Systèmes Perceptifs, UMR CNRS 8248, Département d’Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), Paris, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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