CMD 454 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cochlear Implant, Max Goldstein, Closed Set
21 Feb 2017
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Teaching a child or adult with hearing loss to maximize auditory information. Often, the mouth is obscured during at training, so input to the listener is purely auditory. Development of the ability to recognize speech using audition and interpret auditory experiences. The listener maximizes residual hearing and the auditory signal. Creation of communication environments where children with hl apply auditory sense to fullest capacity in language communication. Maximize use of auditory/other information related to speech perception. Adjustment and orientation to amplification; to optimize use of assistive devices. Acoustic method brought to us in 1939 by max goldstein, founder of cid. Emphasis on systematic stimulation with phonemes, syllables, words, etc . Originally used for speech perception and production training for deaf children. After wwii, auditory training used for adults with mild to severe hearing loss. Children with prelingual snhl, usually moderate-profound range with congenital onset. New cochlear implant users, both adults and children.
