Unlabelled: In this study, we tested whether the speech recognition, through radio communications, of cochlear implant (CI) users inside a noisy helicopter cockpit is adequate for safe flight.
Method: Speech recognition tests (sentences, numbers and disyllables) through a very-high-frequency radio were administered to 12 CI users in a soundproof booth, inside a helicopter with the engine turned off and turned on.
Results: In quiet environments, radio communications were impacted only for disyllable intelligibility, but in noisy situations, all tests were affected.
Conclusions: CI subjects did not achieve the auditory levels recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, SAU.
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School of Medical Sciences, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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