Temporal Resolution in Children with Hearing Loss

导致听力障碍儿童言语和语言结果不佳的一个主要因素 损失可能与分辨刺激的时间特征的能力降低有关。听觉颞叶 分辨力是指感知声刺激随时间变化的能力。长期目标是 一个研究项目是了解影响时间分辨率发展的因素 在听力损失儿童中，可以出于治疗目的进行操作。为了这个目标。目标1将测试 这一假说认为，儿童与更大的听觉暴露表现出更少的延迟，在发展的时间 分辨率对于不同的时间分辨率措施，将获得保留。这些门槛将 在两组儿童（听力损失，听力正常）之间以及在一系列 横截面实验。目标1下的工作将使人们更好地了解时间分辨率 听力损失儿童的听觉经验在多大程度上支持他们的时间 分辨率目标2将测试助听器增益和压缩速度可以被操纵以 提高听力损失儿童的时间分辨率。听力损失会导致短暂的 由于听力损失和耳蜗的正常压缩功能而导致的分辨率。我们缺乏信息 关于我们可以在多大程度上提高听力损失儿童的时间分辨率， 操纵由放大提供的增益和压缩速度。预计这笔捐款将 重要的是，这是一系列研究的第一步，预计将导致发展 例如，可以采取有针对性的干预措施， 与促成次优时间分辨率（目标1）的因素相关，并允许 助听器压缩速度规格，优化儿童的时间分辨率（目标2） 听力损失

A major factor contributing to the poor speech and language outcomes of children with hearing loss may be related to a reduced ability to resolve temporal features of the stimulus. Auditory temporal resolution refers to the ability to perceive changes in acoustic stimuli overtime. The long-term goal of this program of research is to understand how the factors that influence the development of temporal resolution in children with hearing loss can be manipulated for therapeutic purposes. Towards this goal. Aim 1 will test the hypothesis that children with greater auditory exposure show less delay in the development of temporal resolution. Thresholds will be obtained for different measures of temporal resolution. These thresholds will be compared between two groups of children (hearing loss, normal hearing) and across age in a series of cross-sectional experiments. The work under Aim 1 will provide a better understanding of temporal resolution in children with hearing loss and the degree to which a child's auditory experience supports their temporal resolution. Aim 2 will test the hypothesis that hearing-aid gain and compression speed can be manipulated to improve temporal resolution for children with hearing loss. Hearing loss can result in reduced temporal resolution due to loss of audibility and the normal compressive function of the cochlea. We lack information regarding the extent to which we can improve temporal resolution for children with hearing loss by manipulating the gain and compression speed provided by amplification. This contribution is expected to be significant because it is the first step in a continuum of research that is expected to lead to the development of habilitative strategies that will, for example, allow for targeted interventions that mitigate the risks associated with factors that contribute to suboptimal temporal resolution (Aim 1) and allow for the specification of hearing-aid compression speed that optimize temporal resolution (Aim 2) for children with hearing loss.