ArticleBMC health services research2020
Adults' cochlear implant journeys through care: a qualitative study.
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- Longitudinal adaptations in neural and behavioral systems following hearing restoration using cochlear implants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a De-Escalated Post-Operative Cochlear Implant Programming Protocol.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a procedure to test perception of speech prosody in listeners with cochlear implants.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2025Article
- Understanding Primary Care Providers' Attitudes and Practices for Hearing Loss Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2025Article
- Evolving perspectives on speech perception assessment in adults with cochlear implants: Are we using the right tests?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Patient preferences for Remote cochlear implant management: A discrete choice experiment.PloS one · 2025Article
- Improved tactile speech perception using audio-to-tactile sensory substitution with formant frequency focusing.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Protocol for the co-design of an online support service for adults with hearing loss.PloS one · 2024Article
- Improving speech perception for hearing-impaired listeners using audio-to-tactile sensory substitution with multiple frequency channels.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Audiologists' attitudes and practice toward referring for psychosocial intervention with cochlear implant patients.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Listening efficiency in adult cochlear-implant users compared with normally-hearing controls at ecologically relevant signal-to-noise ratios.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Impact of SNR, peripheral auditory sensitivity, and central cognitive profile on the psychometric relation between pupillary response and speech performance in CI users.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Cochlear implant aesthetics and its impact on stigma, social interaction and quality of life: a mixed-methods study protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Barriers to Adult Cochlear Implant Care in the United States: An Analysis of Health Care Delivery.Seminars in hearing · 2021Review
- Screening Tools and Assessment Methods of Cognitive Decline Associated With Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Visual Gestures of the Head and Eyebrows Support Prosody Perception for Individuals with Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCochlear implants (CIs) can provide a sound sensation for those with severe sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), benefitting speech understanding and quality of life. Nevertheless, rates of implantation remain low, and limited research investigates journeys from traditional hearing aids to implantable devices.
methodFifty-five adults (≥ 50 years), hearing aid users and/or CI users, General Practitioners, and Australian and United Kingdom audiologists took part in a multi-methods study. Focus groups, interviews, and surveys were thematically analysed.
resultsOne hundred forty-three data-capture events disclosed 2 themes: 1) "The burden of hearing loss and the impact of Cochlear Implants", and 2) "Professional Support and Practice, and HCPs Roles and Responsibilities".
conclusionsCare experience can include convoluted, complex journeys towards cochlear implantation. The significant impact of this, as hearing loss progresses, motivates people to consider implants, but they and healthcare professionals need clear supported with defined referral pathways, and less system complexity.
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