Age-Related Changes in Voice Emotion Recognition by Postlingually Deafened Listeners With Cochlear Implants

Conclusions:

Both CI users and NH listeners showed age-related deficits in emotion identification. The CI users’ overall deficit in emotion perception, and their slower response times, suggest impaired social communication which may in turn impact overall well-being, particularly so for older CI users, as lower vocal emotion recognition scores have been associated with poorer subjective quality of life in CI patients.

Source: Ear and Hearing - February 28, 2022 Category: Audiology Tags: Research Article Source Type: research