scholarly journals Quality of life after intervention with a cochlear implant or hearing aid

2016 ◽  
Vol 126 (9) ◽  
pp. 2110-2115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Contrera ◽  
Joshua Betz ◽  
Lingsheng Li ◽  
Caitlin R. Blake ◽  
Yoon K. Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Hearing Aid

Postlingually Deaf Adults of All Ages Derive Equal Benefits from Unilateral Multichannel Cochlear Implant

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 637-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Park ◽  
David B. Shipp ◽  
Joseph M. Chen ◽  
Julian M. Nedzelski ◽  
Vincent Y.W. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Deaf Adults

Background: Controversy still exists regarding the impact of age on speech recognition following cochlear implant in postlingually deaf adults. In some studies elderly recipients did not perform as well as younger patients on standard speech recognition tests. Furthermore, previous studies have shown that cochlear implantation improves quality of life, as measured by self-administered questionnaires, but the sample sizes of these studies have been relatively small, thus making age stratification a challenge. Purpose: The primary objective was to assess whether the age at which a patient receives a unilateral cochlear implant affects improvements in speech recognition scores and perceived quality of life. A secondary objective was to determine whether preoperative use of hearing aids correlates with improvement in speech recognition and perceived quality of life after cochlear implantation. Research Design: A retrospective study in a tertiary referral center. Patients: A total of 161 postlingually deaf adults, who were divided based on age (<50, 50–65, >65) and on prior hearing aid(s) use. Intervention: All patients received a unilateral multichannel cochlear implant. Data Collection and Analysis: Speech recognition was quantified by percent correct scores on the Hearing in Noise Test sentences delivered in a quiet setting only (HINT%), and quality of life was quantified by the Hearing Handicap Inventory (HHI) before and 1 yr after cochlear implantation. Results: Speech recognition, as measured by HINT%, improved significantly and to similar extents in all three age groups following cochlear implantation. Similarly, quality of life as quantified by HHI improved markedly and to similar extents in all age groups. Whether hearing aids were used pre-implant, or whether the cochlear implant (CI) was implanted on the same side or contralateral to the hearing aid side, had no substantial effect on the patients’ performances on either speech recognition or quality of life. Moreover, there were no statistically significant correlations between pre-implant speech recognition scores and pre-implant quality of life scores or between postimplant speech recognition scores and postimplant quality of life scores. Conclusion: The findings of the present study demonstrate that cochlear implantation improves HINT% and HHI scores to similar extents across all age groups. This finding suggests that elderly patients may derive speech recognition and quality of life benefits similar to those of younger patients and that age should not be an essential factor in the determination of CI candidacy. Furthermore, prior use of a hearing aid, and its location in relation to the cochlear implant, does not influence the extent of improvement in speech recognition or quality of life measurements following cochlear implantation.

scholarly journals Systematic Review of Auditory Training in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1574-1593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanin Rayes ◽  
Ghada Al-Malky ◽  
Deborah Vickers
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Memory Retention ◽  
Speech Discrimination ◽  
Speech And Language Development ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Over Time

Objective The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the published research in auditory training (AT) for pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients. This review investigates whether AT in children with CIs leads to improvements in speech and language development, cognition, and/or quality of life and whether improvements, if any, remain over time post AT intervention. Method A systematic search of 7 databases identified 96 review articles published up until January 2017, 9 of which met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted and independently assessed for risk of bias and quality of study against a PICOS (participants, intervention, control, outcomes, and study) framework. Results All studies reported improvements in trained AT tasks, including speech discrimination/identification and working memory. Retention of improvements over time was found whenever it was assessed. Transfer of learning was measured in 4 of 6 studies, which assessed generalization. Quality of life was not assessed. Overall, evidence for the included studies was deemed to be of low quality. Conclusion Benefits of AT were illustrated through the improvement in trained tasks, and this was observed in all reviewed studies. Transfer of improvement to other domains and also retention of benefits post AT were evident when assessed, although rarely done. However, higher quality evidence to further examine outcomes of AT in pediatric CI recipients is needed.

scholarly journals Self-Assessment of Unilateral and Bimodal Cochlear Implant Experiences in Daily Life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke M J Devocht ◽  
A. Miranda L Janssen ◽  
Josef Chalupper ◽  
Robert J Stokroos ◽  
Herman Kingma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Hearing Ability ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
General Quality ◽  
Contralateral Ear

AbstractObjectiveThe subjective experiences were assessed of cochlear implant (CI) users either wearing or not wearing a hearing aid (HA) at the contralateral ear.DesignUnilateral CI-recipients were asked to fill out a set of daily-life questionnaires on bimodal HA use, hearing disability, hearing handicap and general quality of life.Study sampleTwenty-six CI-recipients who regularly use a contralateral HA (bimodal group) and twenty-two CI-recipients who do not use a HA in the contralateral ear (unilateral group).ResultsComparisons between both groups (bimodal versus unilateral) showed no difference in self-rated disability, hearing handicap or general quality of life. However within the group of bimodal listeners, participants did report a significant benefit of bimodal hearing ability in various daily life listening situations.ConclusionsBimodal benefit in daily life can consistently be experienced and reported within the group of bimodal users.

scholarly journals Quality of life in postlingual geriatric adult cochlear implant users

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şükrü TURAN ◽  
Birgül GÜMÜŞ ◽  
Ercan KAYA ◽  
Mehmet Özgür PINARBAŞLI ◽  
Melek Kezban GÜRBÜZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant

scholarly journals Association of Demographic and Hearing-Related Factors With Cochlear Implant–Related Quality of Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 145 (5) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore R. McRackan ◽  
Brittany N. Hand ◽  
Craig A. Velozo ◽  
Judy R. Dubno
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals Cochlear implant in prelingually deafened oralist adults: speech perception outcomes, subjective benefits and quality of life improvement

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 416-422
Author(s):  
F. Forli ◽  
G. Turchetti ◽  
G. Giuntini ◽  
S. Bellelli ◽  
S. Fortunato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Speech Perception ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Sono Stati ◽  
Life Improvement

Lo scopo di questo studio è riportare i risultati ottenuti in un gruppo di pazienti adulti con ipoacusia prelinguale, che hanno seguito un programma di riabilitazione di tipo oralista, sottoposti ad impianto cocleare nella nostra clinica. Sono stati analizzati 30 pazienti adulti, 18 maschi e 12 femmine, con un’età media di 35 anni, selezionati da un gruppo di 36 adulti con sordità prelinguale sottoposti ad impianto cocleare unilaterale nella U.O. Otorinolaringoiatria, Foniatria ed Audiologia Universitaria di Pisa. Dopo la procedura di impianto cocleare i pazienti hanno raggiunto significativi benefici in termini di percezione del linguaggio, inclusa la capacità di avere una conversazione telefonica in qualche caso; benefici sono stati raggiunti anche riguardo la qualità della vita e la percezione della propria disabilità. In accordo con i dati riportati in letteratura i risultati da noi presentati sono variabili ma generalmente soddisfacenti. Per valutare i benefici dell’impianto cocleare nei pazienti riportati in questo studio devono essere considerate altre procedure oltre a quelle tradizionali di valutazione della percezione verbale, così da poter apprezzare complessivamente i benefici, non solo in termini di percezione verbale ma anche di miglioramento della qualità della vita quotidiana.

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