“The cochlear implant has been a fabulous technology, but some people struggle with halting speech,” said Dr. William Katz, professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. “Cochlear implant recipients have slowness across the board, though it is often not noticeable. “There has been little evidence to disentangle the causes and effects behind the speech difficulties suffered by cochlear implant users,” Katz said. And that’s intriguing.”Katz said the findings align with anecdotes from cochlear implant users about tiring out. Some cochlear implant patients express similar frustrations that their speech is not fluent, smooth or at their desired speed,” Shin said.