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Published online June 28, 2012
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2012; doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0291)

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2013;56:81.

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The Effects of Short-Term Computerized Speech-in-Noise Training on Post-Lingually Deafened Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Erin M. Ingvalson
Brienne Lee
Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Science and Disorders

Pamela Fiebig
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Patrick C. M. Wong
Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Science and Disorders
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Hugh Knowles Center for Clinical and Basic Science in Hearing and its Disorders, Northwestern University

All correspondence should be directed to: Patrick C. M. Wong, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60201, E-mail: pwong{at}northwestern.edu, Phone: +1-847-491-2430, FAX: +1-847-491-2429.

Objectives: To determine if short-term computerized speech-in-noise training can produce significant improvements in speech-in-noise perception by cochlear implant recipients on standardized audiologic testing measures.

Methods: Five adult post-lingually deafened cochlear implant recipients participated in four speech-in-noise training sessions using Seeing and Hearing Speech. Each participant completed lessons concentrating on consonant and vowel recognition at word, phrase, and sentence levels. Speech-in-noise abilities were assessed using the QuickSIN and the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT).

Results: All listeners significantly improved keyword identification on the HINT following training, albeit only at the most favorable SNR. Listeners also showed a significant reduction in the degree of SNR loss on the QuickSIN following training.

Conclusion: Short-term speech-in-noise training may improve speech perception in noise abilities in post-lingually deafened adult cochlear implant recipients.


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