Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation
Abstract Individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) have no access to binaural hearing, which limits their ability to localize sounds and understand speech in noisy environments. In addition, children with prelingual SSD are at risk for neurocognitive and academic difficulties. Early cochlear impl...
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| author | Tine Arras An Boudewyns Freya Swinnen Andrzej Zarowski Birgit Philips Christian Desloovere Jan Wouters Astrid van Wieringen |
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| description | Abstract Individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) have no access to binaural hearing, which limits their ability to localize sounds and understand speech in noisy environments. In addition, children with prelingual SSD are at risk for neurocognitive and academic difficulties. Early cochlear implantation may lead to improved hearing outcomes by restoring bilateral hearing. However, its longitudinal impact on the development of children with SSD remains unclear. In the current study, a group of young children with prelingual SSD received a cochlear implant at an early age. From the age of four, the children’s spatial hearing skills could be assessed using a spatial speech perception in noise test and a sound localization test. The results are compared to those of two control groups: children with SSD without a cochlear implant and children with bilateral normal hearing. Overall, the implanted group exhibited improved speech perception in noise abilities and better sound localization skills, compared to their non-implanted peers. On average, the children wore their device approximately nine hours a day. Given the large contribution of maturation to the development of spatial hearing skills, further follow-up is important to understand the long-term benefit of a cochlear implant for children with prelingual SSD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2eba1923bbdf4f7abf348c58d85beb542022-12-22T00:38:08ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-06-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-13247-5Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantationTine Arras0An Boudewyns1Freya Swinnen2Andrzej Zarowski3Birgit Philips4Christian Desloovere5Jan Wouters6Astrid van Wieringen7Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology, KU LeuvenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Antwerp University HospitalDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University HospitalEuropean Institute for ORL-HNS, Sint-Augustinus Hospital AntwerpCochlear Technology CenterDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals LeuvenDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology, KU LeuvenDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology, KU LeuvenAbstract Individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) have no access to binaural hearing, which limits their ability to localize sounds and understand speech in noisy environments. In addition, children with prelingual SSD are at risk for neurocognitive and academic difficulties. Early cochlear implantation may lead to improved hearing outcomes by restoring bilateral hearing. However, its longitudinal impact on the development of children with SSD remains unclear. In the current study, a group of young children with prelingual SSD received a cochlear implant at an early age. From the age of four, the children’s spatial hearing skills could be assessed using a spatial speech perception in noise test and a sound localization test. The results are compared to those of two control groups: children with SSD without a cochlear implant and children with bilateral normal hearing. Overall, the implanted group exhibited improved speech perception in noise abilities and better sound localization skills, compared to their non-implanted peers. On average, the children wore their device approximately nine hours a day. Given the large contribution of maturation to the development of spatial hearing skills, further follow-up is important to understand the long-term benefit of a cochlear implant for children with prelingual SSD.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13247-5 |
| spellingShingle | Tine Arras An Boudewyns Freya Swinnen Andrzej Zarowski Birgit Philips Christian Desloovere Jan Wouters Astrid van Wieringen Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation Scientific Reports |
| title | Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation |
| title_full | Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation |
| title_fullStr | Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation |
| title_short | Longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation |
| title_sort | longitudinal auditory data of children with prelingual single sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13247-5 |
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