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Vickers, Deborah A., Riley, Alison, Ricaud, Rebecca, Verschuur, Carl, Cooper, Stacey, Nunn, Terry, Webb, Kath, Muff, Joanne, Harris, Frances, Chung, Mark, Humphries, Jane, Langshaw, Alison, Poynter-Smith, Emma, Totten, Catherine, Tapper, Lynne, Ridgwell, Jillian, Mawman, Deborah, de Estibariz, Unai Martinez, O'Driscoll, Martin, George, Nicola, Pinto, Francesca, Hall, Anne, Llewellyn, Carol, Miah, Razun, Al-Malky, Ghada and Kitterick, Pádraig T. (2016) Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults. Cochlear Implants International, 17 (sup 1). pp. 17-21. ISSN 1467-0100

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Abstract

Background: Adult cochlear implant (CI) candidacy is assessed in part by the use of speech perception measures. In the United Kingdom the current cut-off point to fall within the CI candidacy range is a score of less than 50% on the BKB sentences presented in quiet (presented at 70 dBSPL).

Goal: The specific goal of this article was to review the benefit of adding the AB word test to the assessment test battery for candidacy.

Results: The AB word test scores showed good sensitivity and specificity when calculated based on both word and phoneme scores. The word score equivalent for 50% correct on the BKB sentences was 18.5% and it was 34.5% when the phoneme score was calculated; these scores are in line with those used in centres in Wales (15% AB word score).

Conclusion: The goal of the British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) service evaluation was to determine if the pre-implant assessment measures are appropriate and set at the correct level for determining candidacy, the future analyses will determine whether the speech perception cut-off point for candidacy should be adjusted and whether other more challenging measures should be used in the candidacy evaluation.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/784283
Additional Information:	Copyright 2016 Informa UK Limited
Keywords:	Cochlear implant candidacy, AB words, BKB sentences
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Clinical Neuroscience University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1161143
Depositing User:	Kitterick, Dr Padraig
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2016 12:04
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 17:45
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/39256

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