A Comparative Study of Voice Characteristics in Children With Cochlear Implants and Typically Hearing Children: Insights From an Indian Context.

Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate speech outcomes in children with cochlear implants compared to normally hearing children in terms of fundamental frequency, shimmer, and jitter. The study also aims to assess the intelligibility of speech in children with cochlear implants using a speech intelligibility rating scale. Methods This was a hospital-based comparative study conducted at JIPMER, a major tertiary referral center.

Assessment of auditory perception abilities using temporal envelope and fine structure processing in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes.

Objectives: Children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) exhibit difficulty processing spoken messages without hearing loss. The temporal envelope and fine structure processing abilities are the fundamental aspects of the normal listening process. There is limited literature on the temporal envelope and fine structure processing in children with SeLECTS.

Evaluation of the Electrically-Evoked Stapedial Reflex Threshold in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users with High-Frequency Probe Tones.

 Measurement of the electrically-evoked stapedial reflex threshold (ESRT) is an objective tool used to set the comfort levels in pediatric cochlear implant (PCI) users. The levels of ESRT have a strong correlation with comfort levels. However, the clinical utility of ESRT is limited because the ESRT response is not observed in all cochlear implant users.

Evaluation of auditory spectral resolution abilities in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes using spectral temporally modulated ripple test.

Purpose: Spectral resolution is imperative for complex listening tasks such as understanding speech in the presence of background noise and has a significant role in children, particularly classroom learning. The present study evaluated the auditory spectral resolution abilities of children with Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS).

Method: This cross-sectional study conducted from August 2017 to March 2020 recruited 23 children with clinical and electrographic features consistent with BECTS as cases.

Measuring Binaural Temporal-Fine-Structure Sensitivity in Hearing-Impaired Listeners, Using the TFS-AF Test.

Background: Various methods have been used to measure temporal-fine-structure (TFS) sensitivity in hearing-impaired (HI) listeners. A new method called TFS-adaptive frequency (TFS-AF) test, tracks the highest frequency up to which a person can detect a given interaural phase difference (IPD) in bursts of pure tones. So far, the test was only administered to listeners with normal hearing (NH) or impaired low-frequency hearing.

The Clinical Utility of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Patients of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

Context: Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP) is an emerging tool to diagnose Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). The clinical utility of VEMP has been reported only in small accord in Indian literature.

Aim: To study the latency and amplitude of VEMP in patients with BPPV and compare it with that of normal subjects.