Journal article
Tinnitus in the profoundly hearing-impaired and the effects of cochlear implants
Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology. Supplement, Vol.165(4), pp.25-30
04/1995
PMID: 7717631
Abstract
Of the 82 adult patients implanted in the Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program 304, 22 patients (27%) reported a bothersome tinnitus preoperatively. The tinnitus handicap experienced preoperatively in this profoundly deaf population is greater than that reported by mildly to severely hearing-impaired patients. The magnitude of their handicap was not correlated with age or preoperative hearing loss. After 2 years of cochlear implant use, a reduction in the tinnitus handicap was reported in 9, and an increase was noted in 3 of the 22 patients. In addition, 3 patients experienced a "severe" tinnitus 2 years after receiving a cochlear implant, whereas they had not reported a "bothersome" tinnitus preoperatively. One patient reported a tinnitus immediately after the surgery, but it subsided within a few days.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Tinnitus in the profoundly hearing-impaired and the effects of cochlear implants
- Creators
- R S Tyler - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology. Supplement, Vol.165(4), pp.25-30
- Publisher
- United States
- PMID
- 7717631
- ISSN
- 0096-8056
- eISSN
- 1943-572X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/1995
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002446302771
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