Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Effect of Unilateral Versus Bilateral Cochlear Implantation on Language Development

Dr. Falguni Parmar, Dr. Trupal Solanki, Dr. Hemang Brahmbhatt, Dr. Manish Sharma, Rupali Mathur, Dr. Rajesh Vishwakarma, Dr. Kalpesh Patel, Dr. Dipesh Darji

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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 children 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 undergoing 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 implantation.

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Dr. Falguni Parmar, Dr. Trupal Solanki, Dr. Hemang Brahmbhatt, Dr. Manish Sharma, Rupali Mathur, Dr. Rajesh Vishwakarma, Dr. Kalpesh Patel, Dr. Dipesh Darji Effect of Unilateral Versus Bilateral Cochlear Implantation on Language Development International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 1 January 2015

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