Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) Changes Over Time in Adults With Simultaneous Cochlear Implants

Juan Zhang; Richard Tyler; Haihong Ji; Camille Dunn; Ningyu Wang; Marlan Hansen; Bruce Gantz

doi:10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0074

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Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) Changes Over Time in Adults With Simultaneous Cochlear Implants

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Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) Changes Over Time in Adults With Simultaneous Cochlear Implants

Juan Zhang, Richard Tyler, Haihong Ji, Camille Dunn, Ningyu Wang, Marlan Hansen and Bruce Gantz

American journal of audiology, Vol.24(3), pp.384-397

09/2015

DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0074

PMCID: PMC4659416

PMID: 25934950

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Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the changes over time of the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ; Tyler, Perreau, & Ji, 2009) and the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ; Gatehouse & Noble, 2004) in adults with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants by collecting data for 2 years after implantation. Method: Nineteen postlingual subjects participated in this study. Average age at implant was 63 years. The subjects' data were included in this retrospective analysis only if they completed both questionnaires. We compared subjects' SSQ and SHQ scores to word recognition and sound localization performances. Results: The study showed SHQ and SSQ scores continuously improved up to 1 year postimplantation, with the most improvement occurring within the first 6 months of implantation. After 1 year, the scores reached a plateau. This is consistent with laboratory tests from the same 19 subjects, and they showed high correlations (p < .05). The present study also showed a high degree of correlation between SHQ and SSQ scores. Conclusions: Both the SSQ and SHQ scores improved up to 12 months postimplantation, with the most improvement during the first 6 months of implantation. Both were consistent with laboratory tests. There was a high degree of correlation between SHQ and SSQ scores.

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Title: Subtitle: Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) Changes Over Time in Adults With Simultaneous Cochlear Implants
Creators: Juan Zhang - Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, China, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Richard Tyler - University of Iowa, Iowa City
Haihong Ji - University of Iowa, Iowa City
Camille Dunn - University of Iowa, Iowa City
Ningyu Wang - Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
Marlan Hansen - University of Iowa, Iowa City
Bruce Gantz - University of Iowa, Iowa City
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of audiology, Vol.24(3), pp.384-397
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0074
PMID: 25934950
PMCID: PMC4659416
NLM abbreviation: Am J Audiol
ISSN: 1059-0889
eISSN: 1558-9137
Language: English
Date published: 09/2015
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984007173302771

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