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Does cochlear implantation restore music appreciation?
Author(s) -
Kohlberg Gavriel,
Spitzer Jaclyn B.,
Mancuso Dean,
Lalwani Anil K.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.24171
Subject(s) - audiology , semitone , cochlear implant , timbre , psychology , music perception , perception , melody , speech perception , musical , speech recognition , medicine , computer science , art , neuroscience , visual arts
BACKGROUND The cochlear implant (CI) restores hearing to deafened individuals, allowing most CI users to reach an excellent level of speech discrimination, often to the point of being able to use a telephone. The increased ability to communicate afforded by cochlear implantation has been shown to have a significant positive effect on the quality of life of deafened individuals. Does CI lead to similar restoration of ability to appreciate and consume music?