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Title

Speech Recognition of Cochlear Implant Users Inside a Noisy Helicopter Environment.

Authors

Caldeira, Juliana Maria Araujo; Goffi-Gomez, Maria Valéria Schmidt; Imamura, Rui; Bento, Ricardo Ferreira; Caldeira, Juliana Maria Araujo; Goffi-Gomez, Maria Valéria Schmidt; Bento, Ricardo Ferreira

Abstract

In this study, we tested whether the speech recognition, through radio communications, of cochlear implant (CI) users inside a noisy helicopter cockpit is adequate for safe flight.Method: Speech recognition tests (sentences, numbers and disyllables) through a very-high-frequency radio were administered to 12 CI users in a soundproof booth, inside a helicopter with the engine turned off and turned on.Results: In quiet environments, radio communications were impacted only for disyllable intelligibility, but in noisy situations, all tests were affected.Conclusions: CI subjects did not achieve the auditory levels recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Subjects

INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organization; SPEECH perception; COCHLEAR implants; SHORTWAVE radio; PRIVATE flying; HELICOPTERS

Publication

Audiology & Neurotology, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1, p32

ISSN

1420-3030

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1159/000497031

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