Early cochlear implantation supports narrative skills of children with prelingual single-sided deafness

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 17828 - 10
• Main Authors: Arras, Tine, Boudewyns, An, Dhooge, Ingeborg, Zarowski, Andrzej, Philips, Birgit, Desloovere, Christian, Wouters, Jan, van Wieringen, Astrid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.10.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/378/2619; 692/700/1720/3187; Age; Children; Cochlea; Cochlear implants; Deafness; Hearing loss; Humanities and Social Sciences; Language; Longitudinal studies; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Short term memory; Speech

Prelingual single-sided deafness (SSD) not only affects children’s hearing skills, but can also lead to speech-language delays and academic underachievement. Early cochlear implantation leads to improved spatial hearing, but the impact on language development is less studied. In our longitudinal stu...