Effect Of Speech Therapy in Children with Cochlar Implant: Speech Therapy in Children with Cochlear Implant

Muhammad  Ahmed; Muhammad  Azzam Khan; Daniel  Akhter; Ultamish  Ahmed; Maria  Mehboob; Idrees  Farooq; Ayesha  Badar; Tallat Anwar  Faridi

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.463

Authors

Muhammad Ahmed Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Lahore
Muhammad Azzam Khan Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Lahore
Daniel Akhter Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Lahore
Ultamish Ahmed AV Hearing Aids and CI Centre Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Maria Mehboob Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Lahore
Idrees Farooq PSRD College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Ayesha Badar Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Lahore
Tallat Anwar Faridi University Institute of Public Health, University of Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v5i5.463

Keywords:

Cochlear Implant, Verbal Communication, Speech Intelligibility

Abstract

Hearing loss is the absence or difficulty in hearing. And its levels range from mild severe to profound while the term deafness is used for the person who cannot hear it. Objective: To determine the effect of speech therapy in children with cochlear implant. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out at Fatima Memorial College Medicine and Dentistry, from 1^st October 2021 to December 2021 to determine the effect of speech therapy in children with cochlear implant. For this purpose a total of 30 children who were implanted and receiving speech therapy were evaluated. Effect of speech therapy was determined by collecting data from the parents of cochlear implant children by using a questionnaire. The questionnaire constituted the receptive and expressive language measures that determine the effect of speech therapy. Questionnaire which was used as data collecting instrument that was designed by expert opinion and literature review. Results: Result indicated that out of 30 children who were implanted and receiving speech therapy, 30 (100%) were communicating verbally using word phrase and sentence. These findings suggested that children with cochlear implant were communicating verbally instead of sign language or gestural mode of communication and improved intelligibility. Conclusions: It is concluded that speech therapy is effective in children with cochlear implant

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