Cochlear Implant Evaluations of Spanish-Speaking Adults: A Survey

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Title: Cochlear Implant Evaluations of Spanish-Speaking Adults: A Survey
Language: English
Authors: Mariana Mejia Turnbull, Brett A. Martin, Michelle MacRoy-Higgins
Source: Communication Disorders Quarterly. 2024 45(3):202-208.
Availability: SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Auditory Evaluation, Spanish, Adults, Audiology, Scoring, Evaluation Methods, Dialects
Geographic Terms: New York, California, Illinois
DOI: 10.1177/15257401231181903
ISSN: 1525-7401
1538-4837
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate which of the available Spanish sentence tests U.S. audiologists currently utilize to evaluate Spanish-speaking cochlear implant candidates. An online questionnaire was created and distributed nationwide. A total of 25 audiologists reported using the Spanish HINT and Spanish AzBio. Limitations regarding scoring and variability of accents were described.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1423636
Database: ERIC
Description
Abstract:The purpose of this study was to investigate which of the available Spanish sentence tests U.S. audiologists currently utilize to evaluate Spanish-speaking cochlear implant candidates. An online questionnaire was created and distributed nationwide. A total of 25 audiologists reported using the Spanish HINT and Spanish AzBio. Limitations regarding scoring and variability of accents were described.
ISSN:1525-7401
1538-4837
DOI:10.1177/15257401231181903