To identify factors independently contributing to preoperative hearing-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult cochlear implant (CI) candidates.
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Discussion
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Audiologists evaluating cochlear implant candidates should consider screening for listening fatigue as a distinct contributor to hearing-related quality of life, separate from audiometric thresholds alone.
Identifying listening fatigue as an independent quality-of-life factor in cochlear implant candidates could refine candidacy counseling and pre-surgical expectation-setting.
- 01Listening fatigue independently predicts lower hearing-related quality of life in cochlear implant candidates.
- 02The study design was retrospective, limiting causal conclusions.
- 03Published in Otology & Neurotology, a peer-reviewed otology journal.
- 04Findings suggest audiometric measures alone may not capture the full burden experienced by candidates.
- 05Results support broader psychosocial assessment prior to cochlear implantation.
Listening fatigue is an independent contributor to preoperative hearing-related quality of life in adult cochlear implant candidates.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42777268
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAO.0000000000005054.
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Adult cochlear implant candidates (preoperative)
- Intervention
- Assessment of listening fatigue
Primary outcomes
Hearing-related quality of life (preoperative)