The objectives of this study were to determine if music perception by pediatric cochlear implant users can be improved by (1) providing access to bilateral hearing through two cochlear implants or a cochlear implant and a contralateral hearing aid (bimodal users) and (2) any history of music training. The Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Musical Ability test was presented via soundfield to 26 bilateral cochlear implant users, 8 bimodal users and 16 children with normal hearing. Response accuracy and reaction time were recorded via an iPad application. Bilateral cochlear implant and bimodal users perceived musical characteristics less accurately and more slowly than children with normal hearing. Children who had music training were faster and more accurate, regardless of their hearing status. Reaction time on specific subtests decreased with age, years of musical training and, for implant users, better residual hearing. Despite effects of these factors on reaction time, bimodal and bilateral cochlear implant users' responses were less accurate than those of their normal hearing peers. This means children using bilateral cochlear implants and bimodal devices continue to experience challenges perceiving music that are related to hearing impairment and/or device limitations during development.
Skip Nav Destination
,
,
,
,
Article navigation
June 2017
June 16 2017
Music perception improves in children with bilateral cochlear implants or bimodal devicesa) Available to Purchase
Melissa J. Polonenko;
Melissa J. Polonenko
1
Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology
, The Hospital for Sick Children, Room 6D08, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Sara Giannantonio;
Sara Giannantonio
2
Audiology and Otosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital
, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy
Search for other works by this author on:
Blake C. Papsin;
Blake C. Papsin
c)
1
Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology
, The Hospital for Sick Children, Room 6D08, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Pasquale Marsella;
Pasquale Marsella
2
Audiology and Otosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital
, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy
Search for other works by this author on:
Karen A. Gordon
Karen A. Gordon
c)
1
Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology
, The Hospital for Sick Children, Room 6D08, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
Search for other works by this author on:
Melissa J. Polonenko
1
Sara Giannantonio
2
Blake C. Papsin
1,c)
Pasquale Marsella
2
Karen A. Gordon
1,c)
1
Archie's Cochlear Implant Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology
, The Hospital for Sick Children, Room 6D08, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
2
Audiology and Otosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital
, Piazza di Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy
b)
Electronic mail: [email protected]
c)
Also at Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Room 2374, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.
a)
Portions of this work were presented in “Music training improves music perception in children using bilateral cochlear implants or bimodal devices,” at the 33rd World Congress of Audiology, Vancouver, Canada, September 21, 2016.
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 141, 4494–4507 (2017)
Article history
Received:
January 23 2017
Accepted:
May 19 2017
Citation
Melissa J. Polonenko, Sara Giannantonio, Blake C. Papsin, Pasquale Marsella, Karen A. Gordon; Music perception improves in children with bilateral cochlear implants or bimodal devices. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 June 2017; 141 (6): 4494–4507. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4985123
Download citation file:
Pay-Per-View Access
$40.00
Sign In
You could not be signed in. Please check your credentials and make sure you have an active account and try again.
Citing articles via
Variation in global and intonational pitch settings among black and white speakers of Southern American English
Aini Li, Ruaridh Purse, et al.
Climatic and economic fluctuations revealed by decadal ocean soundscapes
Vanessa M. ZoBell, Natalie Posdaljian, et al.
The contribution of speech rate, rhythm, and intonation to perceived non-nativeness in a speaker's native language
Ulrich Reubold, Robert Mayr, et al.
Related Content
The effect of tone language background on cue integration in pitch perception
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (August 2023)
Development of a new series of tests to assess the effectiveness of hearing aids for the perception of music
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (May 2013)
Development of a new series of tests to assess the effectiveness of hearing aids for the perception of music
Proc. Mtgs. Acoust. (May 2013)
Perception of musical melody and rhythm as influenced by native language experience
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (May 2020)
Congenital blindness enhances perception of musical rhythm more than melody in Mandarin speakers
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (May 2019)