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However, very little research has been conducted on long-term benefits in Mandarin-speaking children. We aimed to (1) evaluate tone perception with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) compared to unilateral CIs; and (2) evaluate early auditory and speech skills.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The longitudinal study was comprised of 20 participants, 10 with unilateral and 10 with simultaneous bilateral CIs. Participants received a CI at a mean age of 1.3 (SD\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2) years. The Mandarin Early Speech Perception test, auditory thresholds, and influence of environmental factors were measured pre-operatively and after 24 months. Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP), Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR), and LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire (LEAQ) were measured pre-operatively and after 6, 12, and 24 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After 24 months of device use, tone perception scores tended to be higher in the bilateral CI group than in the unilateral group, although the difference did not reach statistical significance (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.058). Over the 24-month follow-up period, CAP, SIR, and LEAQ scores showed significant improvements in both groups (all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Tone perception and early auditory and speech skills in Mandarin-speaking children were better with simultaneous bilateral CI implantation compared to unilateral after 24 months of use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00368504251409968","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,2]],"date-time":"2026-01-02T14:03:46Z","timestamp":1767362626000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Early tone perception ability in Mandarin-speaking children with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants 24 months post-operatively"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"109","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0492-1475","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Suju","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xu","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hua","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2353-7815","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yingying","family":"Shang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bingya","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jiayan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wen","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jianglan","family":"Zuo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yanan","family":"Lan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhiqiang","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking Union Medical College Hospital"},{"name":"Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heares.2016.01.003"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/MAO.0b013e3180430179"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2004.04.029"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_5_2","first-page":"817","article-title":"Bilateral versus unilateral cochlear implants in children: speech recognition, sound localization, and parental reports","volume":"51","author":"Asp F","year":"2012","unstructured":"Asp F, M\u00e4ki-Torkko E, Karltorp E, et al. 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