Abstract
A survey of telephone use by 66 patients fitted with the lneraid cochlear prosthesis revealed that 51% initiate telephone calls (most calls are to family or friends) and that 66% answer the telephone. Of the patients who answer the telephone, 49% indicated that they could identify the gender and/or age of the caller most of the time, 27% could identify a familiar caller most of the time, and 48% indicated that they could understand a conversation most of the time if speaking to a familiar speaker about a familiar topic. Understanding dropped rapidly as the speaker and topic became unfamiliar (Ear Hear 12 5368- 369).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 368-369 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Ear and hearing |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Speech and Hearing