The Effectiveness of Sound-Processing Strategies on Tonal Language Cochlear Implant Users: A Systematic Review
Pediatric Investigation
Liu, H., Peng, X., et al. (2017).
Pediatric Investigation, 1(1), 32-39.
This systematic review investigates the effects of sound-processing strategies on tonal languages in cochlear implant users.
Beijing NOVA Program (China)
January 1979 through July 2017
All study designs
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"Clinical data using modified coding strategies have produced somewhat mixed results, with a majority of studies showing a trend of modest improvement in tone perception performance in tone language–speaking individuals with [cochlear implants] CIs" (p. 38).
