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Observational studyThe Laryngoscope2016

Quality of life after intervention with a cochlear implant or hearing aid.

Kevin J Contrera, Joshua Betz, Lingsheng Li, Caitlin R Blake, Yoon K Sung, Janet S Choi, Frank R Lin

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Observational study in The Laryngoscope, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss and Mental Health: Initial Evidence That Cochlear Implantation Helps Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety and Stress.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2025
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  17. Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin J ContreraJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Joshua BetzCenter on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lingsheng LiUniversity of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Caitlin R BlakeCenter on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Yoon K SungDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Janet S ChoiJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Frank R LinCenter on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University · USDrexel University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USUniversity of Oklahoma · US

Funding

Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchTL1TR001078 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Hearing Loss and AgingK23DC011279 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LIN, FRANK R · 2011 to 2015
$1.2M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001078NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC011279
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectives/hypothesisTo investigate the impact of hearing aid and cochlear implant use on quality of life in adults. STUDY

designProspective observational cohort study.

methodsOne hundred thirteen adults aged ≥50 years with postlingual hearing loss receiving routine clinical care at a tertiary academic medical center were evaluated with the Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 before and 6 and 12 months after intervention with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Change in score was assessed using linear mixed effect models adjusted for age, gender, education, and history of hypertension, diabetes, and smoking.

resultsA significant increase in Mental Component Summary score was observed in both hearing aid and cochlear implant users from baseline to 12 months, with cochlear implant users increasing nearly twice that of hearing aid users (hearing aid: 2.49 [95% confidence interval: 0.11, 4.88], P = .041; cochlear implant: 4.20 [95% confidence interval: 1.85, 6.55], P < .001). The most substantial increases were observed in individuals with the lowest baseline scores. There was no significant difference in physical component summary score from baseline to 12 months.

conclusionsTreatment of hearing loss with hearing aids and cochlear implants results in significant increases in mental health quality of life. The majority of the increase is observed by 6 months post-treatment, and we observed differential effects of treatment depending on the level of baseline quality of life score with the greatest gains observed in those with the lowest scores. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2b. Laryngoscope, 126:2110-2115, 2016.

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Cochlear ImplantsHearing AidsQuality of LifeAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTime Factorscochlear implanthearing aidhearing impairmentmental healthQuality of life

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PMID26775283
PMCPMC4947575
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