Effects of Bimodal and Bilateral Cochlear Implant Use on a Nonauditory Working Memory Task: Reading Span Tests Over 2 Years Following Cochlear Implantation.

Conclusions These results suggest that, similar to appropriate interventions with hearing aids, treatment of hearing loss with CIs can yield working memory benefits. A likely mechanism is the freeing of cognitive resources previously devoted to effortful listening.
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Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 10, 2019 Category: Audiology Authors: Macpherson EA, Curca IA, Scollie S, Parsa V, Vansevenant K, Zimmerman K, Lewis-Teeter J, Allen P, Parnes L, Agrawal S Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: research