Abstract

Rehabilitation strategies for the hearing impaired will be developed and evaluated. Strategies for speech and auditory training of hearing impaired children and adults will be considered. The impact of tactile and visual sensory aids on learning rates will be investigated and new types of sensory aids will be developed including computer-simulated experimental hearing aids and wearable multichannel tactile displays. Methods of rehabilitation training for cochlear implant recipients will be developed and evaluated. Analytic and global methods of training will be compared. Comparisons with tactile aids and conventional hearing aids will also be undertaken. The proposed research should result in improved rehabilitation techniques for a wide range of hearing impairments and methods of intervention.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
8P01DC000178-08
Application #
3094792
Study Section
Communicative Disorders Review Committee (CDR)
Project Start
1981-12-01
Project End
1989-11-30
Budget Start
1988-12-01
Budget End
1989-11-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Department
Type
Graduate Schools
DUNS #
620128194
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10016

  Publications

Waltzman, S B; Scalchunes, V; Cohen, N L (2000) Performance of multiply handicapped children using cochlear implants. Am J Otol 21:329-35
Cohen, N L; Waltzman, S B; Roland Jr, J T et al. (1999) Early results using the nucleus CI24M in children. Am J Otol 20:198-204
Waltzman, S B; Cohen, N L (1998) Cochlear implantation in children younger than 2 years old. Am J Otol 19:158-62
Waltzman, S B; Cohen, N L; Gomolin, R H et al. (1997) Open-set speech perception in congenitally deaf children using cochlear implants. Am J Otol 18:342-9
Waltzman, S; Cohen, N L; Gomolin, R et al. (1997) Perception and production results in children implanted between 2 and 5 years of age. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 52:177-80
Kozma-Spytek, L; Kates, J M; Revoile, S G (1996) Quality ratings for frequency-shaped peak-clipped speech: results for listeners with hearing loss. J Speech Hear Res 39:1115-23
Kishon-Rabin, L; Boothroyd, A; Hanin, L (1996) Speechreading enhancement: a comparison of spatial-tactile display of voice fundamental frequency (F0) with auditory F0. J Acoust Soc Am 100:593-602
Waldstein, R S; Boothroyd, A (1995) Comparison of two multichannel tactile devices as supplements to speechreading in a postlingually deafened adult. Ear Hear 16:198-208
Waltzman, S; Cohen, N; Gomolin, R et al. (1995) Effects of short-term deafness in young children implanted with the Nucleus cochlear prosthesis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 166:341-2
Kates, J M (1995) Classification of background noises for hearing-aid applications. J Acoust Soc Am 97:461-70

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