Shandong University,

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Medicine

Systematic Hearing Performance Evaluation Process for Adolescents with Cochlear Implantation at Early Ages

Ruijie Wang^1,2, Nan Zhao³, Jianfen Luo^1,2, Xiuhua Chao^1,2, Zhaomin Fan¹, Haibo Wang¹, Lei Xu^1,2

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University,, ²Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, ³Shandong Provincial Hearing and Language Rehabilitation Center

This paper describes a battery of tests used to clinically assess the hearing performance of adolescent, Mandarin-speaking, experienced cochlear implant users upgraded to a new fine structure coding strategy. The battery of tests include speech in quiet conditions, speech in noisy conditions, lexical tone, and music perception.