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Background: It is known that there is a relationship between hearing loss, which is an important cause of disability, psychological symptoms, and low quality of life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anxiety, depression levels, and quality of life analysis of adults with postlingual hearing loss and who have undergone cochlear implants and to compare them with the data of subjects who have never had a hearing loss., Methods: The prospective controlled clinical study included 53 subjects who had cochlear implants and 52 healthy controls in terms of hearing. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Short Form 36 were filled by all subjects to investigate their depression, anxiety, and quality of life levels., Results: The mean age of subjects was 42.88 ± 18.04, and 44% (23) were women. There was no significant difference between the study and control groups in terms of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores. Short Form 36 physical role (P = .018) and SF-36 general health (P = .014) in quality of life assessment sub-scores were statistically significantly higher in the study group than in the control group. When the correlation between the time elapsed after surgery and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores and Short Form 36 scores was evaluated, no significance was observed., Conclusion: The fact that the patients evaluated after cochlear implant surgery had similar depression and anxiety levels and quality of life as the controls, and even physical role and being significantly better in general health compared to the controls reveal the importance of regaining the hearing ability.

Objectives: This study used the data from patients with congenital sensorineural hearing loss (CSNHL) and those with normal hearing to measure and compare the length of the cochlea with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT)., Materials and Methods: HRCT images of patients who were diagnosed with CSNHL and were candidates for cochlear implantation were evaluated retrospectively. Sixty-three ears of 33 patients were included in the study. The control group comprised 66 ears of 33 individuals. The measurements were conducted by an experienced radiologist, using three-dimensional curved multiplanar reconstruction. All the measurements were performed thrice, and the average was calculated., Results: The data were distributed normally. The lengths of the cochlear components for the CSNHL and control groups were as follows: basal turn 21.66±1.01 (21.30-22.02) and 22.57±0.68 (22.32-22.81) mm, middle turn 11.58±0.69 (11.34-11.83) and 12.39±0.46 (12.23-12.56) mm, and apical turn 6.45±0.92 (6.12-6.77) and 7.12±0.65 (6.89-7.35) mm, respectively. The mean cochlear lateral wall (LW) length was significantly shorter in the CSNHL patients [39.71±1.32 (39.25-40.18) mm] than in the controls [42.09±1.17 (41.67-42.51) mm], (p<0.001). The intra-rater reliability was 0.878 (confidence interval 95%: 0.841-0.908 p<0.001). The cut-off value was 40.81 mm (sensitivity: 0.91, specificity: 0.94, and accuracy: 0.90)., Conclusion: There were microanatomic dissimilarities between the length of the cochlea in subjects from the CSNHL group and those from the control group.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate clinical musical perception, analyze the relationship between speech recognition and music perception, and investigate the effects of a three-month musical perception activities on these parameters in adult cochlear implant (CI) users with postlingual hearing loss. Methods: Free-field hearing and speech tests in a quiet environment, the Turkish matrix test, and the Turkish version of the clinical assessment of musical perception test were performed on 18 adult unilateral CI users before and after the three-month music training. Results were compared with those of 18 healthy controls. Results: Prior to the musical perception activities, word recognition scores, Turkish matrix test results, and 500, 1000, and 6000 Hz free-field hearing thresholds were significantly correlated with the clinical assessment of musical perception test scores in the CI group (p<0.047). Timbre recognition scores (p=0.019) had improved significantly in the CI group after the three-month musical perception activities. On the other hand, timbre recognition scores had significantly affected the Turkish matrix test results (R2adjusted=0.56). Conclusion: Our study showed that speech perception in noise and clinical musical perception measurements affected each other in CI users. The inclusion of musical perception activities to support an auditory rehabilitation program may contribute to increased speech recognition skills in noise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]