Effect of Articulation Disorders on Interpretation of Word Recognition Scores in Hearing Impaired Children with Cochlear Implant | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||||
| Article 44, Volume 23, Issue 23, January 2022, Page 1-5 PDF (333.16 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2021.56874.1302 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ashraf Morgan  1; Amira Salah Elhwary2; Ayman Mohammed Amer3; Mohamed Moustafa Abd El-Tawwab 4
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| 1Audio-Vestibular unit, ENT department, Mansoura faculty of medicine, Egypt | ||||
| 2Damietta Specialized Hospital. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Phoniatrics. Faculty of Medicine-Mansoura University | ||||
| 4Audio-vestibular unit, ENT department. Faculty of Medicine- Mansoura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objectives: Speech recognition tests are used to explain the accuracy of patient auditory reception and processing of speech material. There will be a problem when testing children because their speech recognition scores are affected by their level of language development and their auditory capabilities. This prospective study was designed to compare word recognition test scores -Arabic version- before and after phoniatric evaluation and application of Arabic articulation test in children using cochlear implant aiming at evaluating effect of articulation disorders on interpretation of word recognition scores. Methods: Forty-six children enrolled in Med El cochlear implant program divided into 4 groups according to language assessment. Aided word recognition test was performed before and after application of Arabic articulation test that detects speech and articulation errors including substitution, phonological processes, right words and wrong words. Results: Scores of word recognition test of study groups were improved after phoniatric evaluation and application of articulation test and reflected the importance of duration of language rehabilitation and use of cochlear implant. Conclusion: Speech production errors could contaminate the results of open-set speech perception tests and the application of standardized articulation test aids in real estimation of word recognition in children with cochlear implant. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Auditory perception; cochlear implant; hearing impairment; speech articulation; word recognition | ||||
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