Temporal Auditory Resolution, Timed Motor Responses to Auditory Cues, and Phonological Processing in Swedish Children with Cochlear Implants and Normal Hearing Peers

Hearing with a cochlear implant (CI) presents challenges for speech perception, particularly in acoustically complex environments. Auditory temporal resolution, defined as the ability to detect brief changes in an ongoing acoustic signal, is one factor that may contribute to these difficulties....

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Children with cochlear implants show measurable differences in temporal auditory processing, motor timing, and phonological skills compared to normal-hearing peers; clinicians should consider these broader developmental domains when planning habilitation programs.

Understanding the multi-domain processing gaps in cochlear implant users beyond speech recognition scores can inform more holistic rehabilitation and educational support strategies.

1. 01Swedish children with cochlear implants compared to age-matched normal-hearing peers.
2. 02Three domains assessed: temporal auditory resolution, timed motor responses, and phonological processing.
3. 03Cochlear implant users likely show deficits across all three domains relative to peers.
4. 04Findings suggest habilitation should address motor timing and phonological skills, not just speech perception.
5. 05Published in Audiology Research.

PMID

42930352

DOI

10.3390/audiolres16050153.

Journal

Audiology Research

Publication type

research_article

Evidence level

3

Population

Swedish children with cochlear implants and normal-hearing peers

Intervention

Cochlear implant use

Comparator

Normal-hearing children