ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2020
Cochlear implantation in adults with single-sided deafness: generic and disease-specific long-term quality of life.
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- Cost-utility of cochlear implantation in single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss: results of a randomized controlled trial.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025Trial
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- Extending the Indications of Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Single-Sided Deafness. A Comprehensive Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Personalizing Cochlear Implant Care in Single-Sided Deafness: A Distinct Paradigm from Bilateral Hearing Loss.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
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- Language Intervention Instead of Speech Intervention for Children With Cochlear Implants.Journal of audiology & otology · 2023Review
- Cochlear implantation in unilateral hearing loss: impact of short- to medium-term auditory deprivation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life after Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Long-Term Deafness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Single-Sided Deafness in the United States.The Laryngoscope · 2022Article
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- Using Generic and Disease-Specific Measures to Assess Quality of Life before and after 12 Months of Hearing Implant Use: A Prospective, Longitudinal, Multicenter, Observational Clinical Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Assessing Hearing-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Hearing Loss: Validation of the German Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL)-35 Profile.Trends in hearingArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the 2-year outcome of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults who received a cochlear implant (CI) for single-sided deafness (SSD).
methodsTwenty adults (mean age at implantation: 47 ± 11 years) with SSD (PTA worse ear: 113 dB HL, PTA better ear: 14 dB HL) were administered the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ), and the Health Utility Index 3 (HUI 3). Questionnaire administration occurred before cochlear implantation and 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after implant activation.
resultsOf the 20 patients, 2 discontinued CI use within the observation period due to poor benefit. The NCIQ total score of the sample increased significantly over time (p = 0.003). The largest increase occurred within the first 3 months of CI use. Also, the HUI 3 multi-attribute utility score increased significantly (p = 0.03). The post-treatment increase of this score (+ 0.11 points) indicated that the gain in HRQoL was clinically relevant. Patients with a duration of deafness > 10 years had in all measures an equal HRQoL improvement than had patients with a duration of deafness < 10 years.
conclusionCochlear implantation led to significant improvement of hearing-specific and generic HRQoL in our patients. The improvement was seen after 3 or 6 months but did not increase further at later intervals. Patients with long-lasting SSD may be at higher risk of discontinuing CI use. However, if they adapt to the CI, they can experience an equal increase of HRQoL as patients with a short duration of SSD.
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