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Sound-Field Speech Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response in Cochlear-Implant Recipients

  • Jarollahi, Farnoush (Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Valadbeigi, Ayub (Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Jalaei, Bahram (Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Maarefvand, Mohammad (Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Zarandy, Masoud Motasaddi (Cochlear Implant Center and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amir Aalam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Haghani, Hamid (Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Shirzhiyan, Zahra (Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2019.08.29
  • Accepted : 2019.11.16
  • Published : 2020.04.20
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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Currently limited information is available on speech stimuli processing at the subcortical level in the recipients of cochlear implant (CI). Speech processing in the brainstem level is measured using speech-auditory brainstem response (S-ABR). The purpose of the present study was to measure the S-ABR components in the sound-field presentation in CI recipients, and compare with normal hearing (NH) children. Subjects and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, participants were divided in two groups: patients with CIs; and NH group. The CI group consisted of 20 prelingual hearing impairment children (mean age=8.90±0.79 years), with ipsilateral CIs (right side). The control group consisted of 20 healthy NH children, with comparable age and sex distribution. The S-ABR was evoked by the 40-ms synthesized /da/ syllable stimulus that was indicated in the sound-field presentation. Results: Sound-field S-ABR measured in the CI recipients indicated statistically significant delayed latencies, than in the NH group. In addition, these results demonstrated that the frequency following response peak amplitude was significantly higher in CI recipients, than in the NH counterparts (p<0.05). Finally, the neural phase locking were significantly lower in CI recipients (p<0.05). Conclusions: The findings of sound-field S-ABR demonstrated that CI recipients have neural encoding deficits in temporal and spectral domains at the brainstem level; therefore, the sound-field S-ABR can be considered an efficient clinical procedure to assess the speech process in CI recipients.

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