Self-assessment of unilateral and bimodal cochlear implant experiences in daily life

Elke M.J. Devocht; Miranda A.L. Janssen; Josef Chalupper; Robert J. Stokroos; Herman Kingma; Erwin L.J. George

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0242871

Self-assessment of unilateral and bimodal cochlear implant experiences in daily life

Elke M.J. Devocht^*
, Miranda A.L. Janssen
, Josef Chalupper
, Robert J. Stokroos
, Herman Kingma
, Erwin L.J. George

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objective The subjective experiences were assessed of cochlear implant (CI) users either wearing or not wearing a hearing aid (HA) at the contralateral ear. Design Unilateral CI-recipients were asked to fill out a set of daily-life questionnaires on bimodal HA use, hearing disability, hearing handicap and general quality of life. Study sample Twenty-six CI-recipients who regularly use a contralateral HA (bimodal group) and twenty-two CI-recipients who do not use a HA in the contralateral ear (unilateral group). Results Comparisons between both groups (bimodal versus unilateral) showed no difference in self-rated disability, hearing handicap or general quality of life. However within the group of bimodal listeners, participants did report a benefit of bimodal hearing ability in various daily life listening situations. Conclusions Bimodal benefit in daily life can consistently be experienced and reported within the group of bimodal users.

Original language	English
Article number	e0242871
Pages (from-to)	e0242871
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	15
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242871
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Cochlear Implants
Female
Hearing
Humans
Male
Quality of Life
Self-Assessment
Young Adult

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