Predicting Speech Recognition Using the Speech Intelligibility Index and Other Variables for Cochlear Implant Users.

ABSTRACT: Purpose Although the speech intelligibility index (SII) has been widely applied in the field of audiology and other related areas, application of this metric to cochlear implants (CIs) has yet to be investigated. In this study, SIIs for CI users were calculated to investigate whether the SII could be an effective tool for predicting speech perception performance in a population with CI. Method Fifteen pre- and postlingually deafened adults with CI participated. Speech recognition scores were measured using the AzBio sentence lists. CI users also completed questionnaires and performed psychoacoustic (spectral and temporal resolution) and cognitive function (digit span) tests. Obtained SIIs were compared with predicted SIIs using a transfer function curve. Correlation and regression analyses

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6808321 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature