“…This, in turn, has resulted in improved speech perception skills of the recipients (Fabry et al, 2009, Gifford et al, 2008, Lenarz et al, 2012, Ruffin et al, 2007, Gifford et al, 2010. In clinical settings, speech perception outcomes are used to identify the potential candidates for CI surgery and also to evaluate the progress of the CI recipient post implantation (Gifford et al, 2008, Alkaf and Firszt, 2007, Gifford et al, 2010, Dowell et al, 2004, Blamey et al, 1992. Therefore, it is essential to utilise a suitable speech perception test for this purpose.…”