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

Author(s):  
Şükrü TURAN ◽  
Birgül GÜMÜŞ ◽  
Ercan KAYA ◽  
Mehmet Özgür PINARBAŞLI ◽  
Melek Kezban GÜRBÜZ ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1574-1593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanin Rayes ◽  
Ghada Al-Malky ◽  
Deborah Vickers

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.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke M J Devocht ◽  
A. Miranda L Janssen ◽  
Josef Chalupper ◽  
Robert J Stokroos ◽  
Herman Kingma ◽  
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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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 145 (5) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore R. McRackan ◽  
Brittany N. Hand ◽  
Craig A. Velozo ◽  
Judy R. Dubno

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 416-422
Author(s):  
F. Forli ◽  
G. Turchetti ◽  
G. Giuntini ◽  
S. Bellelli ◽  
S. Fortunato ◽  
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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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 162 (6) ◽  
pp. 933-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Thompson ◽  
Margaret T. Dillon ◽  
Emily Buss ◽  
Meredith A. Rooth ◽  
English R. King ◽  
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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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (33) ◽  
pp. 1296-1303
Author(s):  
Gréta Bodzai ◽  
Márton Kovács ◽  
János Uzsaly ◽  
Kinga Harmat ◽  
Adrienn Németh ◽  
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Abstract: Introduction: The success of cochlear implantation can be evaluated with audiological measurements and quality of life questionnaires. Aim: Our aim was to translate and introduce the Cochlear Implant Function Index (CIFI) test to analyze the physical, psychological and social state of our cochlear implant patients. Method: Between 01. 11. 2016 and 31. 05. 2018, 30 patients filled the questionnaire before and 6 and 12 months after the implantation. Results and conclusion: Results showed a remarkable improvement in the quality of life in several patients even after 6 months. Further improvements could be measured after 12 months. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(33): 1296–1303.


2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Czerniejewska-Wolska ◽  
Magdalena Kałos ◽  
Alicja Sekula ◽  
Bartosz Piszczatowski ◽  
Justyna Rutkowska ◽  
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