Systematic Hearing Performance Evaluation Process for Adolescents with Cochlear Implantation at Early AgesRuijie Wang 1,2, Nan Zhao 3, Jianfen Luo 1,2, Xiuhua Chao 1,2, Zhaomin Fan 1, Haibo Wang 1, 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.
