Test Reference for Cochlear Implants - The ... - Advanced Bionics
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Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Consonant <strong>Test</strong><br />
(Owens and Schubert, 1977)<br />
Description: This is a closed-set, pencil/paper, multiple choice word recognition<br />
test. It consists of two 100-word lists. <strong>The</strong> CCT is particularly sensitive to high<br />
frequency hearing loss and is, there<strong>for</strong>e, considered to be useful in hearing aid<br />
evaluations. <strong>The</strong> first and second halves of list one are equivalent and, there<strong>for</strong>e,<br />
half lists can be given with confidence. This is not true of list two, however.<br />
Order from:<br />
Auditec of St. Louis<br />
2515 South Big Bend Blvd.<br />
St. Louis, MO 63143<br />
(800)669-9065 or (314)781-8890 (phone)<br />
(314)781-4946 (fax)<br />
http://www.auditec.com<br />
City University of New York (CUNY) Sentences<br />
Description: This test utilizes <strong>for</strong>ty recorded sets of 12 sentences. <strong>The</strong>se sentences<br />
vary in length and subject matter and are not designed specifically <strong>for</strong> word<br />
recognition.<br />
Order from:<br />
Auditec of St. Louis<br />
2515 South Big Bend Blvd.<br />
St. Louis, MO 63143<br />
(800)669-9065 or (314)781-8890 (phone)<br />
(314)781-4946 (fax)<br />
http://www.auditec.com<br />
Consonant Nucleus Consonant (CNC) <strong>Test</strong><br />
(Peterson and Lehiste, 1962)<br />
Description: This test was developed to provide lists of monosyllabic words with<br />
equal phonemic distribution across lists with each list exhibiting approximately<br />
the same phonemic distribution as the English language. <strong>The</strong> ten lists of 50 words<br />
contain monosyllabic words with a frequency of occurrence greater than four<br />
per million, as calculated in the Thorndike and Lorge word frequency tables.<br />
Order test materials from:<br />
Bio-logic Systems Corp.<br />
(800)323-8326 ext 239<br />
sales@bio-logic.com<br />
Download test <strong>for</strong>ms from:<br />
http://www.bionicear.com/For_Professionals/Audiology_Support/CNC_<strong>Test</strong>.cfm?<br />
langid=1<br />
<strong>Test</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> 6 February 2010