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ArticleAudiology research2022

The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Quality of Life in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: A Survey Study.

Giada Cavallaro, Alessandra Murri, Emer Nelson, Rosaria Gorrasi, Nicola Quaranta

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Giada CavallaroOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70010 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5772-6756
Alessandra MurriOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70010 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5958-8086
Emer NelsonOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70010 Bari, Italy.
Rosaria GorrasiOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70010 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0435-1521
Nicola QuarantaOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70010 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6214-2336

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backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spread through Europe in the first months of 2020. On the 9th of March 2020, the Italian government ordered a national lock-down. The study's objectives were: to investigate the effect of lockdown on CI users; and to detect the difference in the perception of discomfort existing between unilateral cochlear implant (UCI) users and bilateral cochlear implant (BCI) users, due to the lockdown experience.

methodsA 17-item, web-based, anonymous online survey was administered to 57 CI users, exploring hearing performance, emotions, practical issues, behavior, and tinnitus. Participation in the study was voluntary.

resultsall CI users obtained an abnormal score in all questionnaire themes. For the emotion theme and the practical issue theme, the age range 61-90 showed a significant difference between UCI and BCI users in favor of BCI users (emotion theme: UCI mean = 3.9, BCI mean = 2.3,

conclusionsCI users experienced the lockdown negatively as regards behavior, emotions, hearing performance, and in practical issues. CI subjects with UCI in old age suffered more from the experience of lockdown than subjects with BCI in the same age, with regards to emotions and practical issues.

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cochlear implantlockdownquality of life

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