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Cochlear Implantation in Deaf Infants

Cochlear Implantation in Deaf Infants . Miyamoto, R., Houston, D., Bergeson, T., (2005). Introduction. Explores the theory that the younger the child is when he/she receives a cochlear implant, the better the language development of that child. . Method. Therefore modified versions of:

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Cochlear Implantation in Deaf Infants

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  1. Cochlear Implantation in Deaf Infants Miyamoto, R., Houston, D., Bergeson, T., (2005)

  2. Introduction • Explores the theory that the younger the child is when he/she receives a cochlear implant, the better the language development of that child.

  3. Method • Therefore modified versions of: • visual habituation (VH) procedure • preferential looking paradigm (PLP) • Participants • 13 – implanted < 12 months old • 17 – implanted 12-24 months old • Age match normal hearing infants

  4. VH and PLP

  5. Results • VH procedure revealed a longer look time for novel versus old trails for both the infants implanted <12 months and 12-24 months of age. • Behavior results for PLP revealed a significantly longer looking times to the target versus the non-target for the infants implanted <12 months of age. • However infants implanted 12- 24 months of age did not show this significance. • Normal hearing infant’s preference for the “target” video increased with age, suggesting that infants improve in this task across development.

  6. Discussion • In conclusion by using modified versions of the VH procedure and PLP this study found preliminary data which suggests the very early implantation may help facilitate infants’ ability to learn association between speech sound and objects. • It was also noted that these modified versions of assessment tools may eventually provide clinicians with ways of evaluating the success of their therapy strategies.

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