Accuracy of cochlear implant recipients in speech reception in the presence of background music.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined speech recognition abilities of cochlear implant (CI) recipients in the spectrally complex listening condition of 3 contrasting types of background music, and compared performance based upon listener groups: CI recipients using conventional long-electrode devices, Hybrid CI recipients (acoustic plus electric stimulation), and normal-hearing adults.

Methods

We tested 154 long-electrode CI recipients using varied devices and strategies, 21 Hybrid CI recipients, and 49 normal-hearing adults on closed-set recognition of spondees presented in 3 contrasting forms of background music (piano solo, large symphony orchestra, vocal solo with small combo accompaniment) in an adaptive test.

Outcomes

Signal-to-noise ratio thresholds for speech in musi

SUBMITTER: Gfeller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3686524 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature