Receptive language outcomes in children after cochlear implantation

The objectives of the present study were (1) to assess receptive language scores in children after cochlear implantation and compare them with scores in normal hearing children and children with hearing loss that use hearing aids and (2) to determine how demographic factors, such as age of implantat...

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Published inOtolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 140; no. 1; p. 114
Main Authors Baldassari, Cristina M, Schmidt, Christine, Schubert, Christine M, Srinivasan, Pratibha, Dodson, Kelley M, Sismanis, Aristides
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.2009
Subjects
Child, Preschool
Cochlear Implantation
Female
Hearing Aids
Humans
Infant
Language Development
Male
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Summary:The objectives of the present study were (1) to assess receptive language scores in children after cochlear implantation and compare them with scores in normal hearing children and children with hearing loss that use hearing aids and (2) to determine how demographic factors, such as age of implantation, impact language outcomes. Case series. Receptive language scores in children with profound prelingual hearing loss who received cochlear implants between 1996 and 2004 were analyzed. Standardized language assessments were available for 36 children. The average age at implantation was 33 months. The mean language scores for implanted children were within 1 standard deviation of scores of normal hearing individuals. Children with cochlear implants had significantly higher subtest scores (P < 0.05) than children with hearing aids. Children with additional disabilities had significantly (P < 0.05) poorer language performance. Pediatric cochlear implant recipients acquire receptive language skills that approach those of their hearing peers and exceed those of children with hearing aids.
ISSN:0194-5998
DOI:10.1016/j.otohns.2008.09.008