15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
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Globalization in Cochlear Implants: How Bilingualism Impacts Outcomes
This study, conducted from 2013-2014, assessed the effects of bilingual versus monolingual language (English or Spanish) on oral language acquisition in pre-lingual deaf children receiving cochlear implants. The subjects were 25 pediatric patients who received cochlear implantation prior to 2.5 years of age. They were divided into one of three home language groups: English only, Spanish only, or bilingual English/Spanish. Information regarding household income was collected using a parent questionnaire. Speech perception testing was performed and a speech-language assessment was conducted using the Preschool Language Scale-4 (PLS-4). We ultimately determined that English speakers, as compared to bilingual children, demonstrated a trend towards better performance on the PLS-4 expressive communication subscale. It was also discovered that there was a statistically significant difference in median household income between each of the three groups. These results have prompted us to consider that cochlear implantation in this patient population requires attention to socioeconomic factors. The language outcomes seem to be similar for all groups which are important when determining implantation in patients with a bilingual environment.
- Participants will be able to define the affect bilingualism has upon early language acquisition in cochlear implant children.
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Julie Purdy
(Co-Presenter), Rady Childrens, jpurdy@rchsd.org;
Julie Purdy has been a part of the Audiology team at Rady Children’s Hospital since 2007. She became the manager of audiology in 2014. She earned a doctorate of philosophy at the University of Utah in 1990, specializing in multicultural audiology and aging. She earned her masters of science in 1985 and her bachelors of arts in 1983, both in communication disorders from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Julie holds a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is licensed by the state of California.
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Alyson Mellish
(Primary Presenter), Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, amellish@rchsd.org;
Alyson Mellish has been part of the Rady Children’s audiology team since 2004 and is part of the cochlear implant team. She received her doctorate in audiology in 2006 from PCO/Salus University, her Master of Arts degree in audiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2002, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. She holds a certificate of clinical competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is licensed by the state of California for audiology and hearing instrument dispensing. She is also a member of AG Bell Association and of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance.
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