Evaluation of the Effect of Musical Perception Activities on Speech Perception in Adult Cochlear Implant Users

This study aimed to evaluate clinical musical perception, analyze the relationship between speech recognition and music perception, and investigate the effects of a three-month musical perception activities on these parameters in adult cochlear implant (CI) users with post-lingual hearing loss. Free-field hearing and speech tests in a quiet environment, the Turkish matrix test, and the Turkish version of the clinical assessment of musical perception test were performed on 18 adult unilateral CI users before and after the three-month music training. Results were compared with those of 18 healthy controls. Prior to the musical perception activities, word recognition scores, Turkish matrix test results, and 500, 1000, and 6000 Hz free-field hearing thresholds were significantly correlated with the clinical assessment of musical perception test scores in the CI group (p