The Characteristics and Affecting Factors of Speech Fluency in Preschool Hearing-impairedChildren with Different Hearing Devices
10.3969/j.issn.1006-7299.2017.04.018
- VernacularTitle:学龄前听障儿童助听后言语流畅性的特征及影响因素
- Author:
Fenfen HUI
;
Qin WAN
;
Xiaohui GAO
;
Xiaoqin HE
;
Hakyung KIM
;
Jing WU
- Keywords:
Hearing-impaired children;
Speech fluency;
Hearing devices;
Age;
Intervention time
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2017;25(4):410-414
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the characteristics of the speech fluency of preschool hearing-impaired children with hearing devices ,and to explore influence of different hearing devices, age, ender and intervention time on their speech fluency.Methods A total of 109 subjects of normal children and hearing-impaired children were induded in this study.They were divided into 3 groups, 30 of normal children , 28 of hearing-impaired children with hearing aids , 26 of hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants, 25 of hearing-impaired children with Cochlear implant and hearing aids.Their speech speed,pause,repetition,and prolongation in spontaneous language tasks by exploring the influence of factors such as hearing devices'' types,age, gender and intervention time difference to their speech fluency were studied.Results (1) The speed in normal children was significantly higher than those of in the other three groups(P<0.05), while the normal children had less pauses than the hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants(P=0.001) and hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants and hearing aids(P=0.032).The normal children have less prolongation than the hearing-impaired children with hearing aids (P=0.001) and hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants and hearing aids(P=0.001) but noticeably greater prolongation than the hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants (P<0.001).(2) Hearing-impaired children''s speech speed,pause,repetition,and prolongation had no significant differences in gender(P>0.05).The speech speed of children with hearing aids was higher than children with cochlear implants(P=0.045).Children with cochlear implant had more pauses than children with hearing aids(P=0.028).The speech speed of hearing-impaired children in 3.5~5 years old was lower than hearing-impaired children in 5.1~6.5 years old(P=0.042).The speech speed of hearing-impaired children who receive intervention less than 2.5 years, was higher than the children who receive intervention more than 2.5 years(P=0.002),while children who receive intervention less than 2.5 years had more pauses(P=0.047) and prolongations(P=0.002).Conclusion (1)Preschool hearing-impaired children''s speed is lower than the normal, and the times of pause and prolongation is more than the normal.(2) Different hearing devices and intervention time influence preschool hearing-impaired children''s verbal fluency, while gender have no effects.
