Auditory Speech Perception Development in Relation to Patient's Age with Cochlear Implant.

 A cochlear implant in adolescent patients with pre-lingual deafness is still a debatable issue.  The objective of this study is to analyze and compare the development of auditory speech perception in children with pre-lingual auditory impairment submitted to cochlear implant, in different age groups in the first year after implantation.  This is a retrospective study, documentary research, in which we analyzed 78 reports of children with severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral cochlear implant users of both sexes.

Relationship between Speech Perception and Level of Satisfaction of Hearing Aid Users.

 Hearing difficulties can be minimized by the use of hearing aids.  The objective of this study is to assess the speech perception and satisfaction of hearing aids users before and after aid adaptation and to determine whether these measures are correlated.  The study was conducted on 65 individuals, 54% females and 46% males aged 63 years on average, after the systematic use of hearing aids for at least three months.