A longitudinal study on auditory perception and speech intelligibility in deaf children implanted younger than 18 months in comparison to those implanted at later ages

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1261-1267

  De Raeve, Leo ^a,b  

^a Independent Information Center on Cochlear Implants (ONICI)   (Belgium)

^b Department of Deaf Children in KIDS ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Cochlear implant; Early implantation; Speech intelligibility

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958102417     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f1cde3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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