Effect of Unilateral Versus Bilateral Cochlear Implantation on Language Development (original) (raw)

International journal of scientific research, 2015

Abstract

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-...

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