ArticleClinical interventions in aging2020
Benefits of Cochlear Implantation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.
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- Effects of cochlear implantation on quality of life in patients with age-related hearing loss: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Relationship Between Age, Auditory Performance, and Quality of Life in Middle-Aged and Older Cochlear Implant Users.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2026Article
- Living with Cochlear Implants (LivCI): development and validation of a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) of personal factors associated with living with cochlear implants.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Observational
- Cochlear Implants and Adult Patient Experiences, Adaptation and Challenges: A Survey.Audiology research · 2025Article
- 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 · 2025Article
- Quality of life following cochlear implants in elderly recipients: a prospective cohort study.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2025Article
- MED-EL hearing solution registry: An examination of the strengths and limitations of a cochlear implant registry.PloS one · 2025Article
- Psychosocial factors associated with speech perception in older adult cochlear implant users: a scoping review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- The Effect of Comorbidities on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in Adults under 60.Audiology & neuro-otology · 2025Article
- Cochlear implant therapy improves the quality of life and social participation in the elderly: a prospective long-term evaluation.European 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 Surgery · 2024Observational
- Update on surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for age-related hearing loss.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2023Review
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- Comorbidity associated with worse outcomes in a population of limited cochlear implant performers.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2023Article
- Listening effort and fatigue among cochlear implant users: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Overcoming barriers: a review on innovations in drug delivery to the middle and inner ear.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Audiologists' attitudes and practice toward referring for psychosocial intervention with cochlear implant patients.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Effect of cochlear implantation on cognitive decline and quality of life in younger and older adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss.European 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 Surgery · 2022Article
- The effect of risk factors on cognition in adult cochlear implant candidates with severe to profound hearing loss.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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- Improvement of Working Memory and Processing Speed in Patients over 70 with Bilateral Hearing Impairment Following Unilateral Cochlear Implantation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionNowadays cochlear implantation (CI) is the treatment of choice in adults in case conventional hearing devices fail. Besides speech perception, an improvement in quality of life and in cognitive performance has been reported. Thereby, the study focused on the impact of age. PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsThirty middle-aged (MA) between 50 and 64 years and 41 older subjects (OA) aged 65 and older with bilateral severe hearing loss performed a comprehensive computer-based neurocognitive test battery (ALAcog) pre- and 12 months post-implantation. Besides, monosyllabic speech perception in quiet (Freiburg monosyllabic speech test), health-related quality of life (HR-QoL, Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire) and depressive symptoms (GDS-15) have been assessed.
resultsBoth age groups significantly improved in all three categories after 12 months. No differences were evaluated between MA and OA regarding speech perception and HR-QoL pre- and post-operatively. In contrast, cognitive performance differed between the age groups: pre-operatively OA performed worse in most neurocognitive subdomains like working memory (p=0.04), inhibition (p=0.004), processing speed (p=0.003) and mental flexibility (p=0.01), post-operatively MA outperformed OA only in inhibition (p=0.01). Age only slightly influenced cognitive performance in MA, whereas in OA age per se tremendously impacted on working memory (p=0.04), inhibition (p=0.02), memory (p=0.04) and mental flexibility (p=0.01). Educational level also affected processing speed, mental flexibility (p=0.01) and working memory (p=0.01). This was more pronounced in OA. In both age groups, hearing status had a strong effect on attentional tasks (p=0.01). In MA, depressive symptoms were more influential on cognitive functioning and on HR-QoL than in OA. Improvement in quality of life (p=0.0002) and working memory (p=0.001) was greater for those with a higher pre-operative depression score.
conclusionSpeech perception and HR-QoL improved in hearing impaired, independently of age. Pre-operative differences in cognitive performance between OA and MA clearly attenuated 12 months after CI. Impact of comorbidities differed between age groups.
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