Spatial Hearing Perception in Bilateral Cochlear Implant Children

"Normal hearing children and cochlear implant children will have to localize a sound source in three dimensional space by using a virtual reality system (Neuro immersion platform). The experiment will last thirty minutes.~For normal hearing children, this experience will be performed at the inclusion visit.~For cochlear implant children, this experience will be performed 28 days (+/- 2 days) after inclusion."

"For cochlear implant children and their parents, a SSQ questionnaire will be given and completed during the first visit (at the inclusion).~This questionnaire offers a version for parents of children with hearing loss (SSQ Parents CI) and a version for the children themselves (SSQ Children CI)."

"The SSQ questionnaire for Parents of CI children is composed of three distinct sections (A, B and C).~Each section will be filled separately by parents of CI children with one of the study collaborators during 3 telephone calls spaced 1 week apart. Thus, section A will be completed 7 days (+/- 2 days) after inclusion , section B 14 days (+/- 2 days) after inclusion, and section C 21 days (+/- 2 days) after inclusion."