scholarly journals Wszczep ślimakowy dla pacjentów z głuchotą postlingwalną – szansa na poprawę jakości życia

2018 ◽  
pp. 249-258
Author(s):  
Magdalena Magierska-Krzysztoń ◽  
Magdalena Lempska-Wysocka Magdalena
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Normal Life ◽  
Hearing Damage

Permanent hearing damage, which was diagnosed in the postlingling period - prevents “normal” life. Adult, mature people who until now had certain social roles and activities, suddenly experienced the phenomenon of exclusion as a result of hearing loss, which leads in many cases to personal dramas. The aim of the research was to determine the possibility of improving the quality of life of patients with postlingual deafness after implanting the cochlear implant. The study involved 96 patients aged 30-75 years, postlingally deaf, equipped with a cochlear implant. The study used the CES-D questionnaire, the PANAS-PL questionnaire and the diagnostic survey method (questionnaire survey). The results of the study show that in the majority of patients after implantation, there was a subjectively evaluated improvement associated with activity in various spheres of life. The use of the cochlear implant in post-lethal hearing impaired patients allowed to achieve satisfactory auditory functioning, which contributed to the improvement of the quality of life.

AGE-RELATED ISSUES OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEARING IMPAIRED PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 885-892
Author(s):  
Л. Е. Голованова ◽  
Е. А. Огородникова ◽  
Е. С. Лаптева ◽  
М. Ю. Бобошко
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Hearing Disorders ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Significant Difference

Целью исследования было изучение качества жизни лиц с нарушениями слуха в разных возрастных группах. Обследованы 100 пациентов, обратившихся в городской сурдологический центр для взрослых в связи с нарушением слуха: 50 человек - 34-59 лет, 50 - 60 лет и старше, из которых 32 человека были пожилого возраста (60-74 года)и 18 - старческого (75-86 лет). Степень тугоухости оценивали на основании результатов тональной пороговой аудиометрии. Для исследования качества жизни все пациенты заполняли общий опросник MOS SF-36, отражающий физический и психологический компоненты здоровья, а также специальный опросник HHIА(E)-S для лиц с нарушениями слуха. Установлено, что шкала HHIА(E)-S демонстрирует высокую корреляцию со степенью тугоухости у пациентов моложе 60 лет ( R =0,98; достоверность различий на уровне p <0,05), которая снижается у пациентов 60 лет и старше ( R =0,94; различия в оценках при разной степени тугоухости недостоверны). Значительные трудности в старшей возрастной группе могут быть связаны с тем, что людям пожилого и, особенно, старческого возраста сложно пользоваться слуховыми аппаратами (или они для них неэффективны) и оценивать свои затруднения по шкалам опросника. Целесообразно использовать шкалу HHIА(Е)-S в качестве скринингового инструмента для раннего выявления тугоухости, направления пациентов к сурдологу и своевременного слухопротезирования. The aim of the research was to study the quality of life in hearing impaired patients of different age. 100 patients referred to the city audiology centre because of their hearing disorders were examined: 50 patients from 34 to 59 years old and 50 patients from 60 years and older, from which 32 patients were of older age (60 to 74 years old) and 18 of oldest age (75 to 86 years old). A degree of hearing loss was assessed according to results of pure tone audiometry. To study the quality of life all patients filled in the questionnaire MOS SF-36, which evaluates physical and psychological components of health, and the questionnaire HHIA(E)-S, designed specifically for patients with hearing disorders. The HHIA(E)-S scale was found to show high correlation with hearing loss degree in patients younger than 60 years old ( R =0,98 with statistically significant difference, p <0,05), with decreasing correlation in patients from 60 years and older ( R =0,98; no significant difference while assessing various hearing loss degrees). Considerable difficulties in this age group may be explained by the fact, that older and especially oldest patients have a challenge with hearing aids usage (or they are of low efficiency for them) and with assessing theirs difficulties on the questionnaire scales. The HHIA(E)-S scale is useful as a screening tool for early detection of hearing loss, referral of patients to an audiologist and prompt hearing aid fitting.

scholarly journals Subjective Benefits of Bimodal Listening in Cochlear Implant Recipients with Asymmetric Hearing Loss

2020 ◽  
Vol 162 (6) ◽  
pp. 933-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Thompson ◽  
Margaret T. Dillon ◽  
Emily Buss ◽  
Meredith A. Rooth ◽  
English R. King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Word Recognition ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Sound Field ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Sentence Recognition ◽  
Academic Center ◽  
Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Objective To investigate the influence of cochlear implant (CI) use on subjective benefits in quality of life in cases of asymmetric hearing loss (AHL). Study Design Prospective clinical trial. Setting Tertiary academic center. Subjects and Methods Subjects included CI recipients with AHL (n = 20), defined as moderate-to-profound hearing loss in the affected ear and mild-to-moderate hearing loss in the contralateral ear. Quality of life was assessed with the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) pragmatic subscales, which assess binaural benefits. Subjective benefit on the pragmatic subscales was compared to word recognition in quiet and spatial hearing abilities (ie, masked sentence recognition and localization). Results Subjects demonstrated an early, significant improvement ( P < .01) in abilities with the CI as compared to preoperative abilities on the SSQ pragmatic subscales by the 1-month interval. Perceived abilities were either maintained or continued to improve over the study period. There were no significant correlations between results on the Speech in Quiet subscale and word recognition in quiet, the Speech in Speech Contexts subscale and masked sentence recognition, or the Localization subscale and sound field localization. Conclusions CI recipients with AHL report a significant improvement in quality of life as measured by the SSQ pragmatic subscales over preoperative abilities. Reported improvements are observed as early as 1 month postactivation, which likely reflect the binaural benefits of listening with bimodal stimulation (CI and contralateral hearing aid). The SSQ pragmatic subscales may provide a more in-depth insight into CI recipient experience as compared to behavioral sound field measures alone.

The Impact of Hearing Aids on Quality of Life of Hearing Impaired Individuals

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Zafar ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Usama Basheer ◽  
Amber Hassan ◽  
Wajeeha Zaib ◽  
Tehmeena Waheed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Residual Activity ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
P Value ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
The Impact

The regular use of hearing aids (more than 8 hours a day) benefits people in hearing for bettercommunication than those who are less-likely to use hearing aids Objective: The objective of thestudy was to assess the impact of hearing aids on the quality of life of hearing impaired individualsMethods: In this cross-sectional study total 50 participants were recruited by convenient samplingtechnique from Lahore, Pakistan. 50 patients who were diagnosed with hearing loss and wererecommended with hearing aids of both genders were included in the study. The International OutcomeInventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzedthrough Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 Results: In this research 50hearing impaired individuals who were hearing aid users, participated. The mean age of participants was64.10+15.88 years. Among which 25 (50%) were males and 25(50%) were females. The average time ofhearing aid use was 3.88 hours, majority of patients responded that hearing aid helped quite a lot in thedaily routine (mean score of IOI-HA, 3.62), have moderate difficulty in residual activity (mean score of IOIHA,3.26), moderately satisfied with their hearing aid (mean score of IOI-HA, 3.28), moderately affect theparticipation restriction (mean score of IOI-HA, 3.20), impact of their hearing loss bothered moderately(mean score of IOI-HA, 3.14) and quality of life (QOL) was very much better (3.90). There was insignificantassociation between the QOL of males and females (p-value>0.05) Conclusions: It was concluded fromthe study that the hearing aids have a greater impact on the quality of life and socio-economic aspectsof hearing impaired individuals. Hearing loss is such a problem, which separates certain community ofhearing impaired individuals from the normal population. Individuals with hearing impairment not onlyhave to face personal communication problems but also it affects their health, independency and qualityof life in their daily routine.

Self-Determination Calibration for Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-154
Author(s):  
Dionysios Politis ◽  
Sophia Aidona ◽  
Petros Stagiopoulos ◽  
Georgios Kyriafinis ◽  
Jannis Constantinidis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Self Determination

Cochlear implantation is a well-established therapeutic approach for deaf or hearing-impaired patients. After the medical intervention, which aims to restore hearing, subjects undergo rehabilitation procedures in order to cure instructional disadvantages, problematic schooling circumstances, or deficits in their sociability. Essential physical, mental, social, and cognitive skills are taken into perspective, as the prerequisite of a notable aptitude determines the suitability of a subject to get professional and communal roles. Quality of life, as an indicator, provides the metrics that demonstrate the level of adoption with established norms.

scholarly journals Prospective study on health-related quality of life in patients before and after cochlear implantation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Plath ◽  
Theresa Marienfeld ◽  
Matthias Sand ◽  
Philipp S. van de Weyer ◽  
Mark Praetorius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Purpose Assessing cochlear implant (CI)-associated patient outcomes is a focus of implant research. Most studies have analyzed outcomes retrospectively with low patient numbers and few measurement time points. In addition, standardized CI-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments have not been used. To address this, we prospectively assessed HRQoL in patients before and after implantation. Methods We assessed HRQoL using the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ), Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB), Hearing Participation Scale (HPS), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in 100 deaf or severely hearing-impaired patients (57 unilaterally deaf and 43 bilaterally deaf) before and 3, 6, and 12 months after cochlear implantation. We compared the results of unilaterally and bilaterally hearing-impaired patients and patients with or without a hearing aid. Principal component (PCA) and exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were also conducted. Results The NCIQ measured improvements in all 6 domains after CI and correlated well with other QoL instruments. The PCA revealed that the NCIQ can be better explained by physical, physical advanced, and socio-psychological components. The APHAB score ameliorated over time, except for the background noise domain. The overall HPS score improved over time, but the hearing handicap subscore significantly decreased. Sociodemographic influences on the questionnaire scores were relatively weak. Conclusion Assessing HRQoL is essential for quantifying the patient outcome after CI. NCIQ scores in our patient cohort showed improved HRQoL in all domains and we recommend that the NCIQ be used as a first-line questionnaire for assessing QoL in hearing-impaired patients after CI.

scholarly journals Simulated output of Continuous Interleaved Sampling and Frequency Amplitude Modulation Encoding techniques used in Cochlear Implant

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 680-686
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Amplitude Modulation ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Analog Signal ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Impaired Person

Cochlear Implant (CI) is an excellent electronic device to overcome congenital or profound hearing loss in humans. It provides an alternative to the natural hearing for the hearing-impaired humans in the form of artificial electrical hearing. Several coding techniques such as Continuous interleaved sampling (CIS) and Frequency amplitude modulation encoding (FAME) is used in CI for the conversion of analog signal to the digital one. This study is intended to assess the performance level of these two techniques in music, vowels, words perception with different channels to assess the quality of hearing in hearing impaired person.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida de pacientes deficientes auditivos adultos pré e pós-linguais usuários de implante coclear / Quality of life for adult patients of pre-lingual and post-lingual deafness cochlear implantation users

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Thais Rodrigues Talarico ◽  
Cilmara Cristina Alves Costa Levy ◽  
Carmen Lucia Penteado Lancellotti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Sickness Impact Profile ◽  
Patient Records ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
Assess Quality

Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QV) de pacientes adultos com deficiência auditiva pré e pós-lingual usuários de implante coclear (IC). Método: Os pacientes entrevistados foram adultos implantados de 2004 a 2011 no Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia. Eles responderam ao questionário WHOQoL–BREF e, pela analise dos prontuários, foram identificados como pré ou pós-linguais. Desses pacientes, 17 eram pós-linguais e 8 pré-linguais. Resultados: Verificou-se que, no questionário geral, os participantes pré-linguais apresentaram resultado (escore = 77,4) e os pós-linguais, (escore = 76,3). Os melhores resultados foram os dos domínios físico e psicológico, tanto entre os pacientes pré quanto entre os pós-linguais. Conclusões: Podemos constatar que os pacientes pré-linguais apresentam um resultado pouco melhor que os pós-linguais na pontuação total do questionário, mas a análise dos benefícios do IC nos demais domínios mostrou resultados similares nos dois grupos pesquisados.Palavras chave: Implante coclear, Qualidade de vida, Perfil de impacto da doença, Adulto, Pessoas com deficiência auditivaABSTRACTPurpose: Assess quality of life of adult pre and postlingual hearing impaired patients users of cochlear implants. Method: The interviewed patients were adults who had received their implants between 2004 and 2011 at the Department of Otolaryngology. The questionnaire WHOQoL–BREF was applied and patient records were used to check whether the patient had pre or post-lingual hearing loss. Out of the total, there were 17 post-lingual and 8 pre-lingual patients. Results: We have noticed that pre-lingual patients had the score in the general questionnaire of 77.4, whereas post-lingual subjects reached the score 76.3 in the general questionnaire. The domains that showed good results for pre-lingual subjects were physical (score= 82.4) and psychological (score 78.1), and for post-lingual subjects the score for physical and psychological domains were 82.3 and 77.4, respectively. Conclusion: We have observed that pre-lingual patients presented somewhat worse results than post-lingual subjects in the general score, but when the benefits of cochlear implant are taken into account, this difference between the groups practically disappears.Keywords: Cochlear implantation, Quality of life, Sickness impact profile, Adult, Persons with hearing impairments

Self-Determination Calibration for Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation

2021 ◽  
pp. 582-604
Author(s):  
Dionysios Politis ◽  
Sophia Aidona ◽  
Petros Stagiopoulos ◽  
Georgios Kyriafinis ◽  
Jannis Constantinidis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Self Determination

Cochlear implantation is a well-established therapeutic approach for deaf or hearing-impaired patients. After the medical intervention, which aims to restore hearing, subjects undergo rehabilitation procedures in order to cure instructional disadvantages, problematic schooling circumstances, or deficits in their sociability. Essential physical, mental, social, and cognitive skills are taken into perspective, as the prerequisite of a notable aptitude determines the suitability of a subject to get professional and communal roles. Quality of life, as an indicator, provides the metrics that demonstrate the level of adoption with established norms.

scholarly journals Simulated output of Continuous Interleaved Sampling and Frequency Amplitude Modulation Encoding Techniques used in Cochlear Implant

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2640-2646
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Amplitude Modulation ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Analog Signal ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Impaired Person

Cochlear Implant (CI) is an excellent electronic device to overcome congenital or profound hearing loss in humans. It provides an alternative to the natural hearing for the hearing-impaired humans in the form of artificial electrical hearing. Several coding techniques such as Continuous interleaved sampling (CIS) and Frequency amplitude modulation encoding (FAME) is used in CI for the conversion of analog signal to the digital one. This study is intended to assess the performance level of these two techniques in music, vowels, words perception with different channels to assess the quality of hearing in hearing impaired person.

scholarly journals Comparison of health-related quality of life in children with normal hearing and those with cochlear implant at age of 4-6 years

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-179
Author(s):  
Noreen Anwar ◽  
Tayyaba Dawood ◽  
Munaza Hayyat ◽  
Atia Ur Rehman ◽  
Muhammad Adnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Hearing Children

ABSTRACT Background: Hearing impairment during early life years have profound negative consequences on linguistic output, educational, psychosocial and physical functioning. Auditory perception plays a key role in the development of child. Severely hearing-impaired children receiving cochlear implant (CI) before the age of speech and language acquisition may enjoy their quality of life similar to their normally hearing peers. Considering the beneficial effects of CI on quality of life of hearing-impaired child, it is evident to properly investigate the similarity in life quality of children with CI and their normal hearing mates of same age group. Patients and Method: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on parents of 50 children, who were allocated in two equal groups by purposive sampling. The questionnaire was administered by interviewing the parent participants using a validated quality of life questionnaire of Children for Parents and findings were compared with the responses from parents of normal hearing children. Responses from both the groups were analyzed by independent sample t-test. Results: Parents of Cochlear Implanted children rated their children’s Health Related Quality of Life positively. All the sub domains showed the similar results except self-esteem. Findings suggest that normally hearing children had better self-esteem than CI children. No significant difference was found between overall Health Related Quality of Life of Cochlear Implanted children and their normally hearing peers. Conclusion: Overall health related quality of life of children with cochlear implant is similar to that of normal hearing peers of same chronological age.

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