TY - JOUR
T1 - The listening network and cochlear implant benefits in hearing-impaired adults
AU - James, Chris J.
AU - Graham, Petra L.
AU - Betances Reinoso, Frank A.
AU - Breuning, Silvia N.
AU - Durko, Marcin
AU - Huarte Irujo, Alicia
AU - Royo López, Juan
AU - Müller, Lida
AU - Perenyi, Adam
AU - Jaramillo Saffon, Rafael
AU - Salinas Garcia, Sandra
AU - Schüssler, Mark
AU - Schwarz Langer, Margarita J.
AU - Skarzynski, Piotr H.
AU - Mecklenburg, Dianne J.
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PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Older adults with mild or no hearing loss make more errors and expend more effort listening to speech. Cochlear implants (CI) restore hearing to deaf patients but with limited fidelity. We hypothesized that patient-reported hearing and health-related quality of life in CI patients may similarly vary according to age. Speech Spatial Qualities (SSQ) of hearing scale and Health Utilities Index Mark III (HUI) questionnaires were administered to 543 unilaterally implanted adults across Europe, South Africa, and South America. Data were acquired before surgery and at 1, 2, and 3 years post-surgery. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models with visit, age group (18–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, and 65+), and side of implant as main factors and adjusted for other covariates. Tinnitus and dizziness prevalence did not vary with age, but older groups had more preoperative hearing. Preoperatively and postoperatively, SSQ scores were significantly higher (Δ0.75–0.82) for those aged
AB - Older adults with mild or no hearing loss make more errors and expend more effort listening to speech. Cochlear implants (CI) restore hearing to deaf patients but with limited fidelity. We hypothesized that patient-reported hearing and health-related quality of life in CI patients may similarly vary according to age. Speech Spatial Qualities (SSQ) of hearing scale and Health Utilities Index Mark III (HUI) questionnaires were administered to 543 unilaterally implanted adults across Europe, South Africa, and South America. Data were acquired before surgery and at 1, 2, and 3 years post-surgery. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models with visit, age group (18–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, and 65+), and side of implant as main factors and adjusted for other covariates. Tinnitus and dizziness prevalence did not vary with age, but older groups had more preoperative hearing. Preoperatively and postoperatively, SSQ scores were significantly higher (Δ0.75–0.82) for those aged
KW - hearing loss
KW - cochlear implant
KW - speech spatial and qualities of hearing scale
KW - age effect
KW - hemispheric dominance
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.3389/fnagi.2021.589296
DO - 10.3389/fnagi.2021.589296
M3 - Article
C2 - 33716706
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
JF - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
SN - 1663-4365
M1 - 589296
ER -