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Fourth International Symposium and Workshops: Objective Measures in Cochlear Implants

Medical University of Hannover

01.06. bis 04.06.2005, Hannover

The use of the Bark Scale in children with a cochlear implant: an objective measure of speech perception

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  • corresponding author R. Tonini - Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX
  • C. Ballay - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
  • S. Manolidis - Columbia University, New York City, NY

Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology. Fourth International Symposium and Workshops: Objective Measures in Cochlear Implants. Hannover, 01.-04.06.2005. Düsseldorf, Köln: German Medical Science; 2005. Doc05omci057

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Published: May 31, 2005

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Bark Scale analysis of the cornerstone vowels in American English of /a/, /i/, and /u/ in children with cochlear implants reveals that the evolution of vowel space in speech production is directly linked to the speech processing strategy implored with cochlear implants.  The maturation of vowel space as a function of the key parameters of the cochlear implant map are discussed.