Evaluating the Long-Term Hearing Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Users With Single-Sided Deafness.

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100961504 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1537-4505 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15317129 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Otol Neurotol Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2001-

Cochlear Implantation*/methods ; Cochlear Implants* ; Treatment Outcome*; Hearing Loss, Unilateral/*surgery; Adult ; Australia ; Belgium ; Female ; Hearing ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Quality of Life ; Sound Localization ; Speech Perception ; Young Adult

Objectives: To investigate the long-term outcomes of cochlear implantation in individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) in terms of speech perception, subjective hearing performance, and sound localization.
Methods: Thirty-four subjects with SSD were recruited across two large cochlear implant (CI) centers (Antwerp, Belgium and Perth, Australia). The long-term hearing outcomes (between 4 and 10 years of CI use) were evaluated using speech in noise tests, a subjective hearing performance questionnaire (Speech, Spatial and Qualities Questionnaire [SSQ12]), and sound localization tests.
Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in speech perception in noise and sound localization results postoperatively with the use of a CI in comparison to preoperative measurements. Subjective hearing abilities also significantly improved after long-term CI use.
Conclusion: Access to binaural hearing is important for subjects with SSD. CI users with SSD experience long-term benefits in speech understanding, sound localization, and quality of life.

Date Created: 20190529 Date Completed: 20200506 Latest Revision: 20200506

20240513

10.1097/MAO.0000000000002235

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