Memory Span for Spoken Digits in Adults With Cochlear Implants or Typical Hearing: Effects of Age and Identification Ability

Conclusions Digit span can be studied independently of perception in many adult CI users. For both CI listeners and listeners with NH, stimulus degradation does not appear to significantly affect memory span, unless an effect on simple identification is also present. Auditory degradation that may slow, but which does not ultimately prevent identification, appears to have negligible impact on short-term and working memory spans.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research