Acoustic and Semantic Enhancements for Children with Cochlear Implants

Autor/inn/en	Smiljanic, Rajka; Sladen, Douglas
Titel	Acoustic and Semantic Enhancements for Children with Cochlear Implants
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56 (2013) 4, S.1085-1096 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0097)
Schlagwörter	Assistive Technology; Semantics; Word Recognition; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Correlation; Language Skills; Acoustics; Context Effect; Auditory Perception; Auditory Discrimination; Auditory Tests; Sentences; Speech Communication; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Worterkennung; Korrelation; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Akustik; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Auditory test; Autismus; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse
Abstract	Purpose: In this study, the authors examined how signal clarity interacts with the use of sentence context information in determining speech-in-noise recognition for children with cochlear implants and children with normal hearing. Method: One hundred and twenty sentences in which the final word varied in predictability (high vs. low semantic context) were produced in conversational and clear speech. Nine children with cochlear implants and 9 children with normal hearing completed the sentence-in-noise listening tests and a standardized language measure. Results: Word recognition in noise improved significantly for both groups of children for high-predictability sentences in clear speech. Children with normal hearing benefited more from each source of information compared with children with cochlear implants. There was a significant correlation between more developed language skills and the ability to use contextual enhancements. The smaller context gain in clear speech for children with cochlear implants is in accord with the effortfulness hypothesis (McCoy et al., 2005) and points to the cumulative effects of noise throughout the processing system. Conclusion: Modifications of the speech signal and the context of the utterances through changes in the talker output hold substantial promise as a communication enhancement technique for both children with cochlear implants and children with normal hearing. (Contains 2 footnotes, 5 tables, and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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