A Review of Speech Perception of Mandarin-Speaking Children With Cochlear Implantation

Gao, Qi1,2; Wong, Lena L. N.2; Chen, Fei1

2021-12-14

10.3389/fnins.2021.773694

FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE   影响因子和分区

1662-453X

Objective: This paper reviewed the literature on the development of and factors affecting speech perception of Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implantation (CI). We also summarized speech outcome measures in standard Mandarin for evaluating auditory and speech perception of children with CI.Method: A comprehensive search of Google Scholar and PubMed was conducted from March to June 2021. Search terms used were speech perception/lexical tone recognition/auditory perception AND cochlear implant AND Mandarin/Chinese.Conclusion: Unilateral CI recipients demonstrated continuous improvements in auditory and speech perception for several years post-activation. Younger age at implantation and longer duration of CI use contribute to better speech perception. Having undergone a hearing aid trial before implantation and having caregivers whose educational level is higher may lead to better performance. While the findings that support the use of CI to improve speech perception continue to grow, much research is needed to validate the use of unilateral and bilateral implantation. Evidence to date, however, revealed bimodal benefits over CI-only conditions in lexical tone recognition and sentence perception in noise. Due to scarcity of research, conclusions on the benefits of bilateral CIs compared to unilateral CI or bimodal CI use cannot be drawn. Therefore, future research on bimodal and bilateral CIs is needed to guide evidence-based clinical practice.

cochlear implant Mandarin children speech perception outcome measures

SCI

英语

第一 ; 通讯

Neurosciences & Neurology

Neurosciences

WOS:000737452900001

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA

Web of Science

1.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
2.Univ Hong Kong, Fac Educ, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

Gao, Qi,Wong, Lena L. N.,Chen, Fei. A Review of Speech Perception of Mandarin-Speaking Children With Cochlear Implantation[J]. FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE,2021,15.

Gao, Qi,Wong, Lena L. N.,&Chen, Fei.(2021).A Review of Speech Perception of Mandarin-Speaking Children With Cochlear Implantation.FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE,15.

Gao, Qi,et al."A Review of Speech Perception of Mandarin-Speaking Children With Cochlear Implantation".FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE 15(2021).