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September 17, 2025Frontiers in NeuroscienceOpen Access

Evolving perspectives on speech perception assessment in adults with cochlear implants: Are we using the right tests?

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VSValeriy ShafiroAMAaron C. MoberlyDPDavid B. Pisoni

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Overview

Review highlights challenges in speech perception assessment, indicating the need for better outcome measures in CI care.

Key Points

  • Speech perception outcomes are viewed as benchmarks for cochlear implant (CI) success, yet they may not reflect individual communication needs.
  • Current practices in speech testing focus on establishing CI candidacy and measuring post-CI benefits, revealing the need for comprehensive assessment.
  • Factors influencing changes in speech perception evaluation are essential for guiding rehabilitation and improving patient care after CI.
  • The study calls for adopting more ecologically valid assessment methods to better support individualized care for CI users.

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Shafiro et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d45e5831b076d99fa5e9fchttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1667467
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