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ABSTRACT:
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.
SUBMITTER: Devocht EMJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714204 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Devocht Elke M J EMJ Janssen A Miranda L AML Chalupper Josef J Stokroos Robert J RJ Kingma Herman H George Erwin L J ELJ
PloS one 20201203 12
<h4>Objective</h4>The subjective experiences were assessed of cochlear implant (CI) users either wearing or not wearing a hearing aid (HA) at the contralateral ear.<h4>Design</h4>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.<h4>Study sample</h4>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 ...[more]