Early prelingual auditory and language development in children with simultaneous bilateral and unilateral cochlear implants.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This current study aimed to explore early prelingual auditory development (EPLAD) and early language development in Mandarin-speaking children who received simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants (BICI) during the first year of cochlear implantation and compare the performance of the children who received BICI with those received unilateral cochlear implant (UCI).

Methods

39 Mandarin-speaking children who received BICIs simultaneously and 36 children with UCIs were enrolled in this study. To access the EPLAD, the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT/MAIS) was conducted, and a subtest of the simplified short-form version of the Mandarin Communicative Development Inventory (SSF-MCDI) was used to evaluate the development of expressive and receptive

SUBMITTER: Yin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669896 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature