Mais and muss questionnaires in the evaluation of auditory and communication development in children who use cochlear implant
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.591Keywords:
Cochlear implant, Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale, Meaningful Use of Speech ScaleAbstract
Objectives: The authors aimed to characterize the evolution of auditory and communication development of children with prelingual hearing impairment who use cochlear implant in the first three years after cochlear implantation.
Materials and methods: 32 children with sensorineural bilateral profound prelingual hearing loss who use cochlear implant were studied. The evaluation instruments were Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (MAIS) and Meaningful Use of Speech Scale (MUSS). The participants were evaluated at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months after cochlear implant activation.
Results: In all 6 evaluation moments there was an increase of both scale’s scores. Correlation was found between both scales’ scores.
Conclusion: The MAIS scale showed, in all evaluation moments, higher scores than the MUSS scale, which points to the importance of an initial period focused on the development of the integration of auditory information, followed by an increase in the development of speech.
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