Music Appreciation in Prelingually Deafened Patients: A Scoping Review

Music appreciation by patients with cochlear implants (CI) is affected by multiple factors. Prelingually deafened CI patients have different expectations and experiences with music that impact their music appreciation. This scoping review aims to describe the factors important for music appreciation and strategies for improved music appreciation in prelingually deafened CI recipients....

Clinicians counselling prelingually deafened cochlear implant candidates should explicitly address music appreciation expectations, as their baseline and goals differ substantially from postlingually deafened users — but no specific intervention change is indicated by this review alone.

Understanding the unique music perception profile of prelingually deafened CI users can guide more tailored rehabilitation goals and counselling, an area often overlooked in standard CI programming protocols.

1. 01Prelingual deafness is associated with distinct music appreciation experiences compared to postlingual deafness.
2. 02Expectations for music enjoyment differ markedly between the two CI user groups.
3. 03Scoping review methodology synthesises existing literature without meta-analytic pooling.
4. 04Findings support individualised counselling and rehabilitation goal-setting for music.
5. 05Highlights a gap: most CI outcome research focuses on speech, not music.

PMID

42256721

DOI

10.1002/oto2.70255.

Journal

OTO Open

Publication type

review

Evidence level

2a

Population

Prelingually deafened cochlear implant recipients

Intervention

Cochlear implantation in prelingually deafened individuals

Comparator

Postlingually deafened cochlear implant users