Vickers, DA;
Riley, A;
Ricaud, R;
Verschuur, C;
Cooper, S;
Nunn, T;
Webb, K;
... Kitterick, PT; + view all
(2016)
Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults.
Cochlear Implants International
, 17
(Suppl 1)
pp. 17-21.
10.1080/14670100.2016.1161143.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adult cochlear implant (CI) candidacy is assessed in part by the use of speech perception measures. In the United Kingdom the current cut-off point to fall within the CI candidacy range is a score of less than 50% on the BKB sentences presented in quiet (presented at 70 dBSPL). GOAL: The specific goal of this article was to review the benefit of adding the AB word test to the assessment test battery for candidacy. RESULTS: The AB word test scores showed good sensitivity and specificity when calculated based on both word and phoneme scores. The word score equivalent for 50% correct on the BKB sentences was 18.5% and it was 34.5% when the phoneme score was calculated; these scores are in line with those used in centres in Wales (15% AB word score). CONCLUSION: The goal of the British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) service evaluation was to determine if the pre-implant assessment measures are appropriate and set at the correct level for determining candidacy, the future analyses will determine whether the speech perception cut-off point for candidacy should be adjusted and whether other more challenging measures should be used in the candidacy evaluation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14670100.2016.1161143 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1161143 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | AB words, BKB sentences, Cochlear implant candidacy, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cochlear Implantation, Cochlear Implants, Deafness, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Selection, Speech Discrimination Tests, Speech Perception, Speech Reception Threshold Test, Treatment Outcome, United Kingdom, Young Adult |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069257 |
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