Speech Perception and Production in Cochlear Implant Recipients with Pendred Syndrome.
Balkan Med J
; 38(4): 244-248, 2021 07.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34274914
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
Patients with the Pendred syndrome suffer very often from a hearing loss. They may be good candidates for a cochlear implantation, but unfortunately, due to the fluctuating character of the hearing loss, they may escape such indication. In the study, we compared speech production and speech acquisition in 2 groups of implanted patients those with the Pendred syndrome, and standard non-syndromic patients.METHODS:
Ten patients with Pendred syndrome were analyzed for speech perception and production. The control group consisted of 41 non-syndromic implanted patients. All implantees were scored according to speech perception, speech production, and the sum of both. The data were statistically analyzed.RESULTS:
No statistical difference was found in language acquisition and production in implantees with Pendred syndrome when compared to non-syndromic patients with cochlear implants. Nor there was any difference in speech production and acquisition between the 2 compared groups regarding surgical age, time elapsed after surgery, or age during the testing.CONCLUSION:
In this study evaluating language and speech production and acquisition, patients with Pendred syndrome who underwent cochlear implants show comparable results to their implanted peers with deafness of a different etiology.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Speech Perception
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Cochlear Implants
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Goiter, Nodular
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Balkan Med J
Year:
2021
Type:
Article