Personalised digital hearing training in cochlear implant rehabilitation: exploring user profiles, engagement, and teleaudiology potential

OBJECTIVES: This exploratory mixed-methods study examined digital literacy, technology use, and motivation for digital hearing training among patients with cochlear implants (PwCI). The adaptive prototype application Training with Cochlear Implants (TraiCI) was evaluated with respect to usability, user experience, and engagement, focusing on its feasibility for teleaudiology-supported rehabilitation.

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✦ The floor

Discussion

Signed responses from readers of the wire.

✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦

Audiologists running CI rehabilitation programs should consider assessing patients' digital literacy and motivation profiles before designing personalised digital training, as user readiness varies significantly and affects teleaudiology engagement.

✦ Why It Matters ✦

Understanding user profiles and engagement drivers is essential to building effective teleaudiology and digital rehabilitation services for the growing cochlear implant population.

✦ Key Points ✦

01Mixed-methods study examining digital literacy, technology use habits, and motivation among CI users.
02Explores readiness and suitability of cochlear implant patients for personalised digital hearing training.
03Assesses teleaudiology potential as a rehabilitation delivery model for CI users.
04Published in Cochlear Implants International, a peer-reviewed specialist journal.
05Findings could inform how clinics design and target digital rehabilitation offerings.

✦ Claims & Evidence ✦

ClaimEvidenceSupport

Cochlear implant users show varied digital literacy and motivation profiles relevant to personalised digital hearing training.

studysupported

Teleaudiology has potential as a delivery model for personalised CI rehabilitation.

studypartially supported

✦ Research metadata ✦

PMID: 42869642
DOI: 10.1080/14670100.2026.2728204.
Journal: Cochlear Implants International
Publication type: research_article
Evidence level: 2b
Population: Cochlear implant users engaged in rehabilitation
Intervention: Personalised digital hearing training programs delivered via teleaudiology

Primary outcomes

User digital literacy profiles; Engagement with digital hearing training; Teleaudiology feasibility for CI rehabilitation

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