Abstract

Improved methods of rehabilitation for hearing-impaired persons will be developed in an experimental program in which recent advances in technology are integrated with new methods of intervention. The overall program of research consists of three projects and a core component. Acclimatization and the Evaluation of Acoustic Amplification Systems, is concerned with the development and evaluation of improved methods of hearing-aid prescription taking into account the effects of acclimatization. Cochlear Implants in Children, is concerned with the development and evaluation of rehabilitation techniques for use with cochlear implant patients, particularly children fitted with cochlear implants. Advanced Signal Processing for Sensory Aids, is concerned with the application of modern methods of signal processing for noise reduction and speech enhancement for cochlear implants and hearing aids. The core component provides administrative support and technical guidance for all of the above projects.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
2P50DC000178-14A1
Application #
2124976
Study Section
Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC)
Project Start
1981-12-01
Project End
2000-03-31
Budget Start
1995-04-01
Budget End
1996-03-31
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Department
Other Health Professions
Type
Other Domestic Higher Education
DUNS #
620128194
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10016

  Publications

Kosky, Christine; Boothroyd, Arthur (2003) Validation of an on-line implementation of the Imitative test of Speech Pattern Contrast perception (IMSPAC). J Am Acad Audiol 14:72-83
Boothroyd, Arthur; Boothroyd-Turner, Dorothy (2002) Postimplantation audition and educational attainment in children with prelingually acquired profound deafness. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 189:79-84
Plant, G; Gnosspelius, J; Levitt, H (2000) The use of tactile supplements in lipreading Swedish and English: a single-subject study. J Speech Lang Hear Res 43:172-83
Martin, B A; Boothroyd, A (2000) Cortical, auditory, evoked potentials in response to changes of spectrum and amplitude. J Acoust Soc Am 107:2155-61
Mackersie, C; Neuman, A C; Levitt, H (1999) A comparison of response time and word recognition measures using a word-monitoring and closed-set identification task. Ear Hear 20:140-8
Martin, B A; Boothroyd, A (1999) Cortical, auditory, event-related potentials in response to periodic and aperiodic stimuli with the same spectral envelope. Ear Hear 20:33-44
Smith, L Z; Levitt, H (1999) Consonant enhancement effects on speech recognition of hearing-impaired children. J Am Acad Audiol 10:411-21
Mackersie, C; Neuman, A C; Levitt, H (1999) Response time and word recognition using a Modified-Rhyme monitoring task: list equivalency and time-order effects. Ear Hear 20:515-20
Ostroff, J M; Martin, B A; Boothroyd, A (1998) Cortical evoked response to acoustic change within a syllable. Ear Hear 19:290-7
Kennedy, E; Levitt, H; Neuman, A C et al. (1998) Consonant-vowel intensity ratios for maximizing consonant recognition by hearing-impaired listeners. J Acoust Soc Am 103:1098-114

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