Extra Benefit of a Second Cochlear Implant With Respect to Health-Related Quality of Life and Tinnitus

Olze, Heidi; Gräbel, Stefan; Haupt, H.; Förster, Ulrike; Mazurek, Birgit

doi:10.1097/mao.0b013e31825e799f

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“…Overall, the tested subjects performed well in the speech in noise experiments. We observed similar speech reception thresholds (average T standard deviation, 0.6 T 1.6 dB) in the S 0 N 0 situation as in a previous study (16) with 28 unilateral CI users (0.7 T 1.8 dB). The standard deviation of the test-retest differences is slightly higher than reported in another study (T1.1 dB) (17).…”

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Speech Intelligibility in Noise With a Single-Unit Cochlear Implant Audio Processor

Wimmer¹,

Caversaccio²,

Kompis³

2015

Otology &Amp; Neurotology

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Speech Intelligibility in Noise With a Single-Unit Cochlear Implant Audio Processor

Wimmer¹,

Caversaccio²,

Kompis³

2015

Otology &Amp; Neurotology

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“…The bilateral CI could be an ultimate target of hearing rehabilitation. In fact, sustained improvement of TQ scores was observed in 40 patients subjected to sequential bilateral CI (25). …”

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“…In addition, they were asked to complete psychometric questionnaires before surgery and during each consecutive appointment. The audiological tests and psychometric questionnaires used were previously described in detail (14, 25) and are presented in Table 2.…”

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Cochlear Implantation of Bilaterally Deafened Patients with Tinnitus Induces Sustained Decrease of Tinnitus-Related Distress

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ObjectiveTinnitus is a common symptom of hearing impairment. Patients who are bilaterally hard of hearing are often affected by tinnitus. However, they cannot undergo any of the standard tinnitus therapies, since they rely on hearing. Cochlear implantation (CI) used to treat severe hearing disabilities, such as bilateral hearing loss, was also shown to reduce tinnitus. Our goal was to determine if CI induces sustained reduction of tinnitus. We performed prospective, longitudinal analyses of tinnitus-related distress in a uniform group of bilaterally deafened patients after CI.Patients and MethodsThe homogenous sample consisted of 41 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were consecutively included in this study. The impact of unilateral CI on tinnitus-related distress, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and hearing abilities was studied with validated instruments. The follow-up appointments were scheduled at 6, 12, and 24 months after CI surgery. During the appointments, hearing abilities were estimated with monosyllabic Freiburg test, whereas the tinnitus-related distress, the HRQoL, and the subjective hearing were measured with standard questionnaires [Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ), Nijmegen Cochlear Implantation Questionnaire, and Oldenburg Inventory, respectively].ResultsTinnitus-related distress decreased significantly from the mean TQ score of 35.0 (SD = 19.6) prior to surgery to the mean TQ = 27.54 (SD = 20.0) 6 months after surgery and remained sustained low until the end of follow-up period. In addition, CI significantly improved the hearing abilities and the HRQoL of all patients.ConclusionThe results from our prospective study suggest that in a homogenous sample of bilaterally deafened, implanted patients who report having tinnitus prior to surgery, CI alone not only improves the hearing abilities but also significantly reduces the tinnitus-related distress and improves the HRQoL in a sustained way.

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“…Summerfield et al [4] have reported improved hearing-related QoL and Olze et al [5] health-related QoL in patients after sequential bilateral cochlear implantation. Moreover, patients with two CIs have less social restriction and better emotional well-being and cognition [6,7].…”

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Sequential bilateral cochlear implantation improves working performance, quality of life, and quality of hearing

Härkönen

Kivekäs

Rautiainen

et al. 2015

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

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Extra Benefit of a Second Cochlear Implant With Respect to Health-Related Quality of Life and Tinnitus

Cited by 52 publications

References 36 publications

Speech Intelligibility in Noise With a Single-Unit Cochlear Implant Audio Processor

Speech Intelligibility in Noise With a Single-Unit Cochlear Implant Audio Processor

Cochlear Implantation of Bilaterally Deafened Patients with Tinnitus Induces Sustained Decrease of Tinnitus-Related Distress

Sequential bilateral cochlear implantation improves working performance, quality of life, and quality of hearing

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