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: Received: 15 December 2023 / Approved: 18 December 2023 / Online: 18 December 2023 (13:24:46 CET)
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Cuda, D.; Pizzol, E.; Laborai, A.; Salsi, D.; Ghiselli, S. Cochlear implant benefits are relevant and stable over time for adult patients with Single Sided Deafness. Preprints2023, 2023121284. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1284.v1
Cuda, D.; Pizzol, E.; Laborai, A.; Salsi, D.; Ghiselli, S. Cochlear implant benefits are relevant and stable over time for adult patients with Single Sided Deafness. Preprints 2023, 2023121284. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1284.v1
Cuda, D.; Pizzol, E.; Laborai, A.; Salsi, D.; Ghiselli, S. Cochlear implant benefits are relevant and stable over time for adult patients with Single Sided Deafness. Preprints2023, 2023121284. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1284.v1
APA Style
Cuda, D., Pizzol, E., Laborai, A., Salsi, D., & Ghiselli, S. (2023). Cochlear implant benefits are relevant and stable over time for adult patients with Single Sided Deafness. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1284.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Cuda, D., Daria Salsi and Sara Ghiselli. 2023 "Cochlear implant benefits are relevant and stable over time for adult patients with Single Sided Deafness" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1284.v1
Abstract
Recently, the indications for Cochlear Implant (CI) have also been extended to subjects with Single Sided Deafness (SSD) in order to restore binaural hearing.
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the advantages of CI following one year of usage in SSD subjects. Secondarily we want to assess the long-term stability of the CI.
57 participants performed a complete audiological assessment (speech audiometry in quiet and in noise and localization test). For each was also evaluated subjective hearing profile (with Speech Spatial and Qualities_SSQ questionnaire) and the impact of tinnitus (with the use of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory_THI questionnaire)
After one year of CI usage, we observed a significant improvement in speech-to-noise ratio, in sound localization abilities, in the Speech (p-value 0.001) and Spatial (p-value 0.001) subscales of the SSQ questionnaire and in THI questionnaire (p-value 0.001).
The improvements in speech in noise and localization abilities and the reduction of the SSQ and THI questionnaires scores were maintained over time (6th to 60th month follow-up). Only eight participants did not fully utilize the CI.
CI in SSD represents an effective method for improving speech recognition in noisy environments, restoring sound localization abilities, reducing tinnitus and improve subjective listening skills.
Keywords
single sided deafness; localization; SSQ; THI; speech intellegibility in quiet; speech intellegibility in noise
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Otolaryngology
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