Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants
Very early bilateral implantation is thought to significantly reduce the attentional effort required to acquire spoken language, and consequently offer a profound improvement in quality of life. Despite the early intervention, however, auditory and communicative outcomes in children with cochlear im...
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| author | Amanda Saksida Sara Ghiselli Stefano Bembich Alessandro Scorpecci Sara Giannantonio Alessandra Resca Pasquale Marsella Eva Orzan |
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| description | Very early bilateral implantation is thought to significantly reduce the attentional effort required to acquire spoken language, and consequently offer a profound improvement in quality of life. Despite the early intervention, however, auditory and communicative outcomes in children with cochlear implants remain poorer than in hearing children. The distorted auditory input via the cochlear implants requires more auditory attention resulting in increased listening effort and fatigue. Listening effort and fatigue may critically affect attention to speech, and in turn language processing, which may help to explain the variation in language and communication abilities. However, measuring attention to speech and listening effort is demanding in infants and very young children. Three objective techniques for measuring listening effort are presented in this paper that may address the challenges of testing very young and/or uncooperative children with cochlear implants: pupillometry, electroencephalography, and functional near-infrared spectroscopy. We review the studies of listening effort that used these techniques in paediatric populations with hearing loss, and discuss potential benefits of the systematic evaluation of listening effort in these populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbd58bdb873f42e2b1e52093f3b8deb72022-12-22T01:45:42ZengMDPI AGAudiology Research2039-43492021-12-011211910.3390/audiolres12010001Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear ImplantsAmanda Saksida0Sara Ghiselli1Stefano Bembich2Alessandro Scorpecci3Sara Giannantonio4Alessandra Resca5Pasquale Marsella6Eva Orzan7Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, 34100 Trieste, Italy“Guglielmo da Saliceto” Hospital of Piacenza, 29121 Piacenza, ItalyInstitute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, 34100 Trieste, ItalyOspedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, ItalyOspedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, ItalyOspedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, ItalyOspedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, ItalyInstitute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, 34100 Trieste, ItalyVery early bilateral implantation is thought to significantly reduce the attentional effort required to acquire spoken language, and consequently offer a profound improvement in quality of life. Despite the early intervention, however, auditory and communicative outcomes in children with cochlear implants remain poorer than in hearing children. The distorted auditory input via the cochlear implants requires more auditory attention resulting in increased listening effort and fatigue. Listening effort and fatigue may critically affect attention to speech, and in turn language processing, which may help to explain the variation in language and communication abilities. However, measuring attention to speech and listening effort is demanding in infants and very young children. Three objective techniques for measuring listening effort are presented in this paper that may address the challenges of testing very young and/or uncooperative children with cochlear implants: pupillometry, electroencephalography, and functional near-infrared spectroscopy. We review the studies of listening effort that used these techniques in paediatric populations with hearing loss, and discuss potential benefits of the systematic evaluation of listening effort in these populations.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4349/12/1/1listening effortlistening fatigueyoung children with cochlear implantsEEGfNIRSpupillometry |
| spellingShingle | Amanda Saksida Sara Ghiselli Stefano Bembich Alessandro Scorpecci Sara Giannantonio Alessandra Resca Pasquale Marsella Eva Orzan Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants Audiology Research listening effort listening fatigue young children with cochlear implants EEG fNIRS pupillometry |
| title | Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants |
| title_full | Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants |
| title_fullStr | Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants |
| title_short | Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Listening Effort in Young Children with Cochlear Implants |
| title_sort | interdisciplinary approaches to the study of listening effort in young children with cochlear implants |
| topic | listening effort listening fatigue young children with cochlear implants EEG fNIRS pupillometry |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4349/12/1/1 |
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