Perception of speech in children with disabilities sensorioneural hearing spectrum of the neuropathy users of impante cochlear: a longitudinal study

• Grant number: 12/23905-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Effective date (Start): March 11, 2013
• Effective date (End): May 10, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Maria Cecilia Bevilacqua
• Grantee: Nayara Freitas Fernandes
• Supervisor: Colette M. McKay
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bauru , SP, Brazil
• Research place: University of Manchester, England
• Associated to the scholarship: 11/04405-0 - Perception of speech in children with disabilities sensorineural hearing spectrum of the neuropathy users of implant cochlear: a longitudinal study, BP.MS

Abstract

In the population with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum and users of cochlear implant (CI), the characteristics inherent to this type of hearing loss may provide additional difficulties for developing listening skills more complex, such as the perception of speech sounds in the presence of noise. Thus, this study aims to analyze the results of the evaluation of speech perception in the presence of background noise of children with cochlear implant with Spectrum Disorder Auditory Neuropathy cochlear implant. This is an analytical study being conducted at the University of Manchester in England. The results will be analyzed statistically respecting the assumptions determined by the results, behavior and characteristics of the study variables. (AU)