Objective This study aimed to explore the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and postponement of elective surgical procedures for profoundly deaf patients awaiting cochlear implantation. Method Open-ended questionnaires were sent to all adult patients awaiting cochlear implantation surgery. Qualitative analysis was performed using a grounded theory approach. Results Participants described a primarily negative impact on wellbeing from the surgery delay, expressing feelings of isolation or loneliness. Low mood, depression or hopelessness were commonly expressed by elderly participants; frustration and anxiety were described by young adults. Participants described a negative impact on their general daily life, describing difficulties communicating with facemasks and struggles with reliance on telephone communication because of social distancing. Despite these significant psychosocial challenges, only a minority described adaptive coping strategies. Discussion Profoundly deaf patients may be at greater psychosocial risk because of unique challenges from their hearing disability. Our findings can be used to develop evidence-driven strategies to improve communication, wellbeing and quality of life.

Pádraig T. (2016) Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults. Cochlear Implants International, 17 (sup 1). pp. 17-21. ISSN 1467-0100Access from the University of Nottingham repository: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39256/1/Cochlear%20Post-review%20manuscript%20for %20archiving.pdf Copyright and reuse:The Nottingham ePrints service makes this work by researchers of the University of Nottingham available open access under the following conditions. This article is made available under the University of Nottingham End User licence and may be reused according to the conditions of the licence. For more details see: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/end_user_agreement.pdf A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information, please contact eprints@nottingham.ac.uk range is a score of less than 50% on the BKB sentences presented in quiet (presented at 70 30 dBSPL). 31The specific goal of this article was to review the benefit of adding the AB word test to the 32 assessment test battery for candidacy. The AB word test scores showed good sensitivity and 33 specificity when calculated based on both word and phoneme scores. The word score 34 equivalent for 50% correct on the BKB sentences was 18.5% and it was 34.5% when the 35 phoneme score was calculated; these scores are in line with those used in centres in Wales. 36The goal of the British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) service evaluation was to determine

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