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There has been much debate among researchers and educators on the effects of bilingualism on the ... more There has been much debate among researchers and educators on the effects of bilingualism on the young children. Literature hints that bilingual children have a cognitive advantage. However, studies to explore the effect of bilingualism on cognitive and linguistic abilities are limited. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of bilingual children on cognitive linguistic tasks. The participants in the study included 12 bilingual children and 12 monolingual children in the age range of 7-8 years. The Cognitive Linguistic Assessment Protocol for Children (CLAP-C) (Anuroopa & Shyamala, 2008) for children was administered on the selected participants. The CLAP-C assesses the performance of the children in three domains i.e. attention/ discrimination, memory and problem solving. The analyzed data was tabulated for each subject and subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. The results revealed that bilingual children were superior to monolingual children on ...
International journal of scientific research, 2015
AIM & OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare speech and language outcomes in chil... more AIM & OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare speech and language outcomes in children with unilateral and bilateral cochlear implant over a period of time. Method: 10 children with unilateral cochlear implant and 5 children with bilateral cochlear implant participated in the study. All the chil- dren were implanted at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad in the age range of 1 to 5 years. Longitudinal study was carried out. CAP, SIR and SECS scores were assessed at regular interval that is 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. RESULTS: On the receptive language tests 5 children undergoing bilateral implantation performed significantly better than those 10 undergo- ing unilateral implantation. Children with bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantations performed better on the expressive language then children with bilateral sequential cochlear implantations. CONCLUSION: The use of bilateral cochlear implants is associated with better spoken language learning compared with unilateral implanta-...
Journal of Rhinolaryngo-Otologies, 2013
Objectives: To determine speech production skills in everyday situations following unilateral Coc... more Objectives: To determine speech production skills in everyday situations following unilateral Cochlear Implantation. Methods: 45 prelingual deaf patients who underwent unilateral Cochlear Implantation under B.J. Medical College Cochlear and Hearing Implant Programme from April 2007 to August 2010 were included in the study. Participants were divided into five groups on basis of age at which participants underwent implantation: 3 years, 3 to 6 years, 6 to 9 years, 9 to 12 years, 12 to 15 years. MUSS Questionnaire was administered before implantation unaided and at three post-implant switch-on time periods 6 months, 1 year and 2 years with Cochlear Implant alone. The study was retrospective and prospective comparative interventional type with quantitative approach. The study was based on individual children evaluated with repeated measures, each child serving as his own control. The significance of the difference between the individual preoperative and postoperative scores was evaluated using the post hoc test of repeated measure analysis. Results: Pre-op average MUSS Questionnaire score was 4/40 in all implanted age groups with scores increasing over time to attain average score ranging from 27.5 to 34.78/40 in all implanted age groups after two years of implantation. The score increased significantly (p<0.05) in all implanted age groups from pre-to post-CI. Improved ratings were found for those implanted at younger age (3 years) than those implanted later. Discussion: There is significant improvement in speech production skills after cochlear implantation which continues to improve over time, highlighting the need for continuous auditory-verbal training. This study highlights the importance of age of implantation. Better results seen in those implanted at younger age.
Indian Journal of Otology, 2015
Introduction: Newborn hearing screening program is one of the services offered in Neonatal Intens... more Introduction: Newborn hearing screening program is one of the services offered in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) by most of the neonatologist today. Aim of the Study: Present study aimed to investigate the ambient noise levels which allow successful transient evoked otoacoustic emission testing. Method: 25 normal hearing neonates (group 1) and 25 normal hearing adults (group 2) participated in the study. Both groups were tested at 30 dB sound pressure level (SPL), 40 dB SPL and 50 dB SPL noise levels. Results and Discussion: Tests results showed with increase in noise levels number of passing subjects decreased and also testing was done at times more than once. Conclusion: Tester should take care of noise levels while doing the test in NICU, which can give false negative responses.
International Journal of Medical and Health Research, 2021
Indian Journal of Otology, 2015
Indian Journal of Otology, 2015
There has been much debate among researchers and educators on the effects of bilingualism on the ... more There has been much debate among researchers and educators on the effects of bilingualism on the young children. Literature hints that bilingual children have a cognitive advantage. However, studies to explore the effect of bilingualism on cognitive and linguistic abilities are limited. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of bilingual children on cognitive linguistic tasks. The participants in the study included 12 bilingual children and 12 monolingual children in the age range of 7-8 years. The Cognitive Linguistic Assessment Protocol for Children (CLAP-C) (Anuroopa & Shyamala, 2008) for children was administered on the selected participants. The CLAP-C assesses the performance of the children in three domains i.e. attention/ discrimination, memory and problem solving. The analyzed data was tabulated for each subject and subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. The results revealed that bilingual children were superior to monolingual children on ...
International journal of scientific research, 2015
AIM & OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare speech and language outcomes in chil... more AIM & OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare speech and language outcomes in children with unilateral and bilateral cochlear implant over a period of time. Method: 10 children with unilateral cochlear implant and 5 children with bilateral cochlear implant participated in the study. All the chil- dren were implanted at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad in the age range of 1 to 5 years. Longitudinal study was carried out. CAP, SIR and SECS scores were assessed at regular interval that is 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. RESULTS: On the receptive language tests 5 children undergoing bilateral implantation performed significantly better than those 10 undergo- ing unilateral implantation. Children with bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantations performed better on the expressive language then children with bilateral sequential cochlear implantations. CONCLUSION: The use of bilateral cochlear implants is associated with better spoken language learning compared with unilateral implanta-...
Journal of Rhinolaryngo-Otologies, 2013
Objectives: To determine speech production skills in everyday situations following unilateral Coc... more Objectives: To determine speech production skills in everyday situations following unilateral Cochlear Implantation. Methods: 45 prelingual deaf patients who underwent unilateral Cochlear Implantation under B.J. Medical College Cochlear and Hearing Implant Programme from April 2007 to August 2010 were included in the study. Participants were divided into five groups on basis of age at which participants underwent implantation: 3 years, 3 to 6 years, 6 to 9 years, 9 to 12 years, 12 to 15 years. MUSS Questionnaire was administered before implantation unaided and at three post-implant switch-on time periods 6 months, 1 year and 2 years with Cochlear Implant alone. The study was retrospective and prospective comparative interventional type with quantitative approach. The study was based on individual children evaluated with repeated measures, each child serving as his own control. The significance of the difference between the individual preoperative and postoperative scores was evaluated using the post hoc test of repeated measure analysis. Results: Pre-op average MUSS Questionnaire score was 4/40 in all implanted age groups with scores increasing over time to attain average score ranging from 27.5 to 34.78/40 in all implanted age groups after two years of implantation. The score increased significantly (p<0.05) in all implanted age groups from pre-to post-CI. Improved ratings were found for those implanted at younger age (3 years) than those implanted later. Discussion: There is significant improvement in speech production skills after cochlear implantation which continues to improve over time, highlighting the need for continuous auditory-verbal training. This study highlights the importance of age of implantation. Better results seen in those implanted at younger age.
Indian Journal of Otology, 2015
Introduction: Newborn hearing screening program is one of the services offered in Neonatal Intens... more Introduction: Newborn hearing screening program is one of the services offered in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) by most of the neonatologist today. Aim of the Study: Present study aimed to investigate the ambient noise levels which allow successful transient evoked otoacoustic emission testing. Method: 25 normal hearing neonates (group 1) and 25 normal hearing adults (group 2) participated in the study. Both groups were tested at 30 dB sound pressure level (SPL), 40 dB SPL and 50 dB SPL noise levels. Results and Discussion: Tests results showed with increase in noise levels number of passing subjects decreased and also testing was done at times more than once. Conclusion: Tester should take care of noise levels while doing the test in NICU, which can give false negative responses.
International Journal of Medical and Health Research, 2021
Indian Journal of Otology, 2015
Indian Journal of Otology, 2015