Environmental Sound Awareness in Experienced Cochlear Implant Users and Cochlear Implant Candidates. Otol Neurotol 2018 Dec;39(10):e964-e971
Date
09/27/2018Pubmed ID
30252797Pubmed Central ID
PMC6242748DOI
10.1097/MAO.0000000000002006Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85056570296 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 9 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if postlingually deaf adult cochlear implant (CI) users have better environmental sound awareness (ESA) compared with adult patients eligible for CIs who have not yet undergone implantation.
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort study.
SETTING: Tertiary referral center.
PATIENTS: A group of 39 postlingually deaf adult patients who are experienced CI users (ECI), and a group of 20 postlingually deaf adult patients who are cochlear implant candidates (CIC) awaiting implantation.
INTERVENTION: Cochlear implantation.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Environmental sound awareness as measured by accuracy (percent correct) using the computerized, Familiar Environmental Sounds Test-Identification (FEST-I).
RESULTS: There was no significant difference between ESA in our sample of ECI users versus CIC patients. The ECI users scored an average FEST-I accuracy of 59.9% (SD 14.3). In comparison, the CICs had an average FEST-I accuracy of 54.7% (SD 26.4). This difference was not statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that, despite the commonly held notion that improved ESA may be a benefit of cochlear implantation, our sample of ECI users did not demonstrate superior performance compared with CICs.
Author List
McMahon KR, Moberly AC, Shafiro V, Harris MSAuthor
Michael S. Harris MD Associate Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedAged, 80 and over
Auditory Perception
Cochlear Implantation
Cochlear Implants
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Deafness
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Persons With Hearing Impairments
Sound
Speech Perception
