Table 10:

Speech Perception in Quiet—Children

Author, Year	Test Measures	UCI	BCI	P Value
Peters et al, 200786	% correct MLNT, LNT, HINT-C	12 months	12 months
		3–5 years (MLNT): 67.3	92.3	.003
		> 5–8 years (MLNT): 71.0	81.1	.18
		> 8–13 years (LNT): 69.0	86.0	.004
		> 8–13 years (HINT-C): 88.0	94.0	.36
Reeder et al, 201787	% correct words/sentences	Higher scores in PBK and CNC words comparing BCI with either UCIa		< .05
		Higher scores in BKB sentences comparing BCI with second cochlear implanta		< .001
Scherf et al, 200788; Scherf et al, 200989	% correct words in Göttinger I and II, NVA	< 6 years old Higher scores comparing BCI with second cochlear implanta		3 months: .027
				6 months: .042
				12 months: NS
				18 months: .011
				24 months: < .05
				36 months: NS
		Higher scores comparing BCI with first cochlear implanta		3 months: NS
				6 months: .042
				12 months: NS
				18 months: NS
				24 months: .049
				36 months: NS
		≥ 6 years old Higher scores comparing BCI with second cochlear implanta		3 months: .014
				6 months: .003
				12 months: .015
				18 months: .003
				24 months: < .05
				36 months: < .05
		Higher scores comparing BCI with first cochlear implanta		3 months: NS
				6 months: NS
				12 months: NS
				18 months: .016
				24 months: .002
				36 months: .001
Sparreboom et al, 201192	SRT (dB SPL)b	Own control Significantly lower SRT comparing BCI with second cochlear implanta		6 months: < .001
				12 months: < .001 24 months: < .001
		Significantly lower SRT comparing BCI with first cochlear implanta		6 months: < .01
				12 months: .054
				24 months: < .001
		Separate UCI control No significant difference in SRT between BCI and UCI		12 months: .19
				24 months: .22
Sparreboom et al, 201494	Mean % phoneme scores	3.8% (95% confidence interval 1.2%–6.4%) higher score with BCI than with UCI at 5-year follow-up		NR
Strom-Roum et al, 201295	Mean % correct words	First cochlear implant	12 months: 80.9	< .05 (BCI vs. either cochlear implant)
		12 months: 76.3	24 months: 82.4
		24 months: 78.1
		Second cochlear implant
		12 months: 58.8
		24 months: 58.8

Abbreviations: BCI, bilateral cochlear implantation; BKB, Bench Kowal Bamford; CNC, consonant-nucleus-consonant; HINT-C, Hearing in Noise Test for Children; LNT, Lexical Neighborhood Test; MLNT, Multisyllabic Lexical Neighborhood Test; NR, not reported; NS, not significant; NVA, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Audiologie; PBK, Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten; SPL, sound pressure level; SRT, speech reception threshold; UCI, unilateral cochlear implantation.

^aResults presented in figures. Numeric data unavailable.

^bA lower SRT indicates better performance.