Effects of Device Limitations on Acquisition of the /t/-/k/ Contrast in Children With Cochlear Implants

Conclusions: Children with CIs not only produced /t/ and /k/ less accurately than peers with NH, they also demonstrated idiosyncratic patterns of acquisition, likely resulting from receiving degraded and distorted spectral information critical for differentiating /t/ and /k/. Speech-language pathologists should consider perceptual confusability of consonants (and their allophonic variations) during their assessment and treatment of this unique population of children.
Source: Ear and Hearing - Category: Audiology Tags: Research Article Source Type: research