Performance of a Closed Set Picture Identification Test in Tamil for Children with Cochlear Implant.

The study attempted to assess the closed set word identification abilities in children with cochlear implant (CI) with a picture identification test developed in Tamil. The test was validated on typically developing children with normal hearing (NH) to build a reference for comparison. Participants for the study included 205 children with NH between the age range of 3-6 years and 45 children with cochlear implant within the age range of 3-11 years.

A Comprehensive Outcome Framework of a Cochlear Implant Program at a University Hospital in Chennai: A Preliminary Report.

The primary goal of the study was to assess the progress achieved across different implant age groups (0-2 years, 2.1-4 years and 4.1-6 years) using a comprehensive test battery approach targeting areas such as Audition, Speech Perception, Speech Intelligibility and Speech-Language.

Trends in Performance Using Early Speech Perception Test in Typically Developing Tamil-Speaking Children.

Background And Objectives: The study attempted to trace age-related changes in speech perception in typically developing children (≥3 to ≤6 years) using the "Early Speech Perception (ESP)" in Tamil. The test was developed in line with the original English version of ESP but adapted to suit the linguistic requirement of the Tamil language.

Subjects And Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, the test was administered to 205 children with normal hearing who were classified into three age groups (≥3 to ≤4, >4 to ≤5, and >5 to ≤6 years).

Mutation Analysis Using Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification in Consanguineous Families in South India with a Child with Profound Hearing Impairment.

Background: Consanguineous marriage, a common practice in South India, increase the incidence of autosomal recessive diseases such as nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) in offspring. This trend was noted in the children with hearing impairment (HI) who received cochlear implants (CI) at our University hospital in Porur, Chennai, India. To ascertain the genetic etiology of HI in these patients, we performed multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) analysis.