Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of low frequency (LF) pitch perception on speech-in-noise and music perception performance by children with cochlear implants (CIC) and typical hearing (THC). The relationships between speech- in-noise and music perception as well as the effects of demographic and audiological factors on present research outcomes were studied as well. Methods: The sample consisted of 22 CIC and 20 THC (7-10 years). Harmonic Intonation (HI) and Disharmonic Intonation (DI) tests were used to assess LF pitch perception. Speech perception in quiet (WRSq) / noise (WRSn+10) were tested with the Italian bisyllabic words for pediatric populations. The Gordon test was used to evaluate music perception (rhythm, melody, harmony, and overall). Results: CIC/THC performance comparisons for LF pitch, speech-in-noise, and all music measures except harmony revealed statistically significant differences with large effect sizes. For the CI group, HI showed statistically significant correlations with melody discrimination. Melody/total Gordon scores were significantly correlated with WRSn+10. For the overall group, HI/DI showed significant correlations with all music perception measures and WRSn+10. Hearing thresholds showed significant effects on HI/DI scores. Hearing thresholds and WRSn+10 scores were significantly correlated; both revealed significant effects on all music perception scores. CI age had significant effects on WRSn+10, harmony, and total Gordon scores (p<0.05).

Low-Frequency Pitch Coding: Relationships with Speech-in-Noise and Music Perception by Pediatric Populations with Typical Hearing and Cochlear Implants / DINCER D'ALESSANDRO, Hilal; Nicastri, Maria; Portanova, Ginevra; Giallini, Ilaria; Russo, FRANCESCA YOSHIE; Magliulo, Giuseppe; Greco, Antonio; Mancini, Patrizia. - In: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY. - ISSN 0937-4477. - epub ahead of print:(2023), pp. 1-8. [10.1007/s00405-023-08445-4]

Low-Frequency Pitch Coding: Relationships with Speech-in-Noise and Music Perception by Pediatric Populations with Typical Hearing and Cochlear Implants

Hilal Dinçer D’Alessandro
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Maria Nicastri
Conceptualization
;
Ginevra Portanova
Conceptualization
;
Ilaria Giallini
Methodology
;
Francesca Yoshie Russo
Formal Analysis
;
Giuseppe Magliulo
Supervision
;
Antonio Greco
Supervision
;
Patrizia Mancini
Writing – Review & Editing
2023

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of low frequency (LF) pitch perception on speech-in-noise and music perception performance by children with cochlear implants (CIC) and typical hearing (THC). The relationships between speech- in-noise and music perception as well as the effects of demographic and audiological factors on present research outcomes were studied as well. Methods: The sample consisted of 22 CIC and 20 THC (7-10 years). Harmonic Intonation (HI) and Disharmonic Intonation (DI) tests were used to assess LF pitch perception. Speech perception in quiet (WRSq) / noise (WRSn+10) were tested with the Italian bisyllabic words for pediatric populations. The Gordon test was used to evaluate music perception (rhythm, melody, harmony, and overall). Results: CIC/THC performance comparisons for LF pitch, speech-in-noise, and all music measures except harmony revealed statistically significant differences with large effect sizes. For the CI group, HI showed statistically significant correlations with melody discrimination. Melody/total Gordon scores were significantly correlated with WRSn+10. For the overall group, HI/DI showed significant correlations with all music perception measures and WRSn+10. Hearing thresholds showed significant effects on HI/DI scores. Hearing thresholds and WRSn+10 scores were significantly correlated; both revealed significant effects on all music perception scores. CI age had significant effects on WRSn+10, harmony, and total Gordon scores (p<0.05).
2023
Cochlear implant; children; pitch perception; temporal fine structure; music perception; speech perception
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Low-Frequency Pitch Coding: Relationships with Speech-in-Noise and Music Perception by Pediatric Populations with Typical Hearing and Cochlear Implants / DINCER D'ALESSANDRO, Hilal; Nicastri, Maria; Portanova, Ginevra; Giallini, Ilaria; Russo, FRANCESCA YOSHIE; Magliulo, Giuseppe; Greco, Antonio; Mancini, Patrizia. - In: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY. - ISSN 0937-4477. - epub ahead of print:(2023), pp. 1-8. [10.1007/s00405-023-08445-4]
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