Musical Training for Auditory Rehabilitation in Hearing Loss

Jacques Pesnot Lerousseau (1) , Céline Hidalgo (1) , Daniele Schön (1)

1 INS - Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes

Despite the overall success of cochlear implantation, language outcomes remain suboptimal and subject to large inter-individual variability. Early auditory rehabilitation techniques have mostly focused on low-level sensory abilities. However, a new body of literature suggests that cognitive operations are critical for auditory perception remediation. We argue in this paper that musical training is a particularly appealing candidate for such therapies, as it involves highly relevant cognitive abilities, such as temporal predictions, hierarchical processing, and auditory-motor interactions. We review recent studies demonstrating that music can enhance both language perception and production at multiple levels, from syllable processing to turn-taking in natural conversation.

Mots clés: musical training; hearing loss; cochlear implants; speech development

Domaines: Sciences cognitives; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Jacques Pesnot Lerousseau, Céline Hidalgo, Daniele Schön. Musical Training for Auditory Rehabilitation in Hearing Loss. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, 9 (4), pp.1058. ⟨10.3390/jcm9041058⟩. ⟨hal-03354598⟩