Abstract
This case is of a 70-year-old man with single-sided deafness (SSD) in the right ear since childhood, who developed a sudden severe hearing loss in the left ear at the age of 63. Eventually, after he received cochlear implants in both ears, he started to present behavioural auditory processing skills associated with binaural hearing, such as improved ability to understand speech in the presence of background noise, and sound localization. Outcomes were measured using cortical auditory evoked potentials, speech perception in noise, sound localization tests, and a self-rating questionnaire. The results suggest that even after more than 50 years of unilateral deafness it was possible to develop binaural interaction and sound localization as a result of electric auditory stimulation.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 50-53 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Cochlear implants international |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2012 |
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Keywords
- Auditory deprivation
- Bilateral cochlear implant
- Cortical plasticity
- Single-sided deafness (SSD)
- Sound localization
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Bilateral cochlear implants in long-term and short-term deafness. / McNeill, Celene; Noble, William; Purdy, Suzanne C.; O'Brien, Anna; Sharma, Mridula.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral cochlear implants in long-term and short-term deafness
AU - McNeill, Celene
AU - Noble, William
AU - Purdy, Suzanne C.
AU - O'Brien, Anna
AU - Sharma, Mridula
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - This case is of a 70-year-old man with single-sided deafness (SSD) in the right ear since childhood, who developed a sudden severe hearing loss in the left ear at the age of 63. Eventually, after he received cochlear implants in both ears, he started to present behavioural auditory processing skills associated with binaural hearing, such as improved ability to understand speech in the presence of background noise, and sound localization. Outcomes were measured using cortical auditory evoked potentials, speech perception in noise, sound localization tests, and a self-rating questionnaire. The results suggest that even after more than 50 years of unilateral deafness it was possible to develop binaural interaction and sound localization as a result of electric auditory stimulation.
AB - This case is of a 70-year-old man with single-sided deafness (SSD) in the right ear since childhood, who developed a sudden severe hearing loss in the left ear at the age of 63. Eventually, after he received cochlear implants in both ears, he started to present behavioural auditory processing skills associated with binaural hearing, such as improved ability to understand speech in the presence of background noise, and sound localization. Outcomes were measured using cortical auditory evoked potentials, speech perception in noise, sound localization tests, and a self-rating questionnaire. The results suggest that even after more than 50 years of unilateral deafness it was possible to develop binaural interaction and sound localization as a result of electric auditory stimulation.
KW - Auditory deprivation
KW - Bilateral cochlear implant
KW - Cortical plasticity
KW - Single-sided deafness (SSD)
KW - Sound localization
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DO - 10.1179/146701011X13061407457704
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VL - 13
SP - 50
EP - 53
JO - Cochlear implants international
T2 - Cochlear implants international
JF - Cochlear implants international
SN - 1467-0100
IS - 1
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