Journal article
Unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants and the implant-plus-hearing-aid profile: Comparing self-assessed and measured abilities
International journal of audiology, Vol.47(8), pp.505-514
2008
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802070770
PMID: 18608531
Abstract
Patients fitted with one (CI) versus two (CI+CI) cochlear implants, and those fitted with one implant who retain a hearing aid in the non-implanted ear (CI+HA), were compared using the speech, spatial, and qualities of hearing scale (SSQ) (Gatehouse & Noble, 2004). The CI+CI profile yielded significantly higher ability ratings than the CI profile in the spatial hearing domain, and on most aspects of other qualities of hearing (segregation, naturalness, and listening effort). A subset of patients completed the SSQ prior to implantation, and the CI+CI profile showed consistently greater improvement than the CI profile across all domains. Patients in the CI+HA group self-rated no differently from the CI group, post-implant. Measured speech perception and localization performance showed some parallels with the self-rating outcomes. Overall, a unilateral CI provided significant benefit across most hearing functions reflected in the SSQ. Bilateral implantation offered further benefit across a substantial range of those functions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants and the implant-plus-hearing-aid profile: Comparing self-assessed and measured abilities
- Creators
- William Noble - 1School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, AustraliaRichard Tyler - 2Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa, , USACamille Dunn - 2Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa, , USANavjot Bhullar - 1School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Australia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of audiology, Vol.47(8), pp.505-514
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1080/14992020802070770
- PMID
- 18608531
- ISSN
- 1499-2027
- eISSN
- 1708-8186
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002417002771
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