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Relationships Between Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Short Form SSQ12 Item Scores and their Use in Guiding Rehabilitation for Cochlear Implant Recipients.
- Source :
- Trends in Hearing; 2/16/2024, p1-14, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Cochlear implantation successfully improves hearing in most adult recipients. However, in rare cases, post-implant rehabilitation is required to maximize benefit. The primary aim of this investigation was to test if self-reports by cochlear implant users indicate the need for post-implant rehabilitation. Listening performance was assessed with the Speech, Spatial and Qualities short-form SSQ12, which was self-administered via a web-based survey. Subjects included over 2000 adult bilateral or unilateral cochlear implant users with at least one year of experience. A novel application of regression tree analysis identified core SSQ12 items that serve as first steps in establishing a plan for further rehabilitation: items 1, 8, and 11 dealing with single-talker situations, loudness perception, and clarity, respectively. Further regression and classification tree analyses revealed that SSQ12 item scores were weakly related to age, degree of tinnitus, and use of bilateral versus unilateral implants. Conversely, SSQ12 scores were strongly associated with self-rated satisfaction and confidence in using their cochlear implant. The SSQ12 total scores did not vary significantly over 1–9 or more years' experience. These findings suggest that the SSQ12 may be a useful tool to guide rehabilitation at any time after cochlear implantation. Identification of poor performance may have implications for timely management to improve the outcomes, through various techniques such as device fitting adjustments, counseling, active sound exposure, and training spatial hearing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EDUCATION of people with disabilities
TREATMENT of hearing disorders
SPEECH perception
HEARING
COCHLEAR implants
RESEARCH
HEARING impaired
COUNSELING
SELF-evaluation
AUDITORY perception
INTELLIGIBILITY of speech
REGRESSION analysis
MEDICAL equipment calibration
ACOUSTIC localization
PATIENTS' attitudes
TREATMENT effectiveness
COMMUNICATION
LOUDNESS
RESEARCH funding
REHABILITATION
STATISTICAL correlation
SPACE perception
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23312165
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Trends in Hearing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175500662
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23312165231224643