Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4427
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ISSN: 2375-4427
+44-77-2385-9429
Lertsukprasert K
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok
Thailand
Research Article
Tonal Perception Ability of Thai Children with Cochlear Implants and Hearing Aids
Author(s): Lertsukprasert K, Suvanich R, Wattanawongsawang W and Kasemkosin NLertsukprasert K, Suvanich R, Wattanawongsawang W and Kasemkosin N
Background: Thai is one of several tonal languages. Accordingly, words spoken with different tones will change their meaning. Sensorineural hearing loss children have difficulty in perceiving tones which is directly related to a low level of speech understanding and intelligibility.Objectives: This study compared the tonal perception ability of severe-to-profound hearing loss children and profound hearing loss children who used hearing aids and cochlear implants respectively.Material and methods: Sixteen pre-lingual sensorineural hearing loss children from a preschoolaural rehabilitation program at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, were selected. Subjects consisted of 8 bilateral hearing aid children and 8 unilateral cochlear implant children who were trained in the program for more than 3 years and able to produce.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2375-4427.1000186