/Objectives : This study investigated auditory perception and psychosocial well-being in long-term cochlear implant (CI) users, with a particular focus on the effects of auditory (re)habilitation on learned helplessness and speech-in-noise perception, representing everyday listening performance. Methods : Thirty CI users and thirty peers with typical hearing (TH) participated in the study....
Long-term cochlear implant users' psychosocial well-being appears linked to auditory rehabilitation engagement; audiologists should continue monitoring and offering (re)habilitation support well beyond initial fitting.
Understanding long-term outcomes in cochlear implant users supports the case for sustained aural rehabilitation programmes beyond the acute post-implantation period.
- 01Examines both auditory perception and psychosocial well-being in long-term cochlear implant users.
- 02Highlights the role of auditory (re)habilitation in sustaining outcomes over time.
- 03Long-term user data can reveal outcome trajectories not captured in short-term studies.
- 04Psychosocial dimensions (quality of life, social participation) are assessed alongside hearing performance.
- 05Published in Audiology Research (MDPI open-access journal).
Auditory (re)habilitation positively influences auditory perception and psychosocial well-being in long-term cochlear implant users.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42345623
- DOI
- 10.3390/audiolres16030083.
- Journal
- Audiology Research
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Long-term cochlear implant users (adults)
- Intervention
- Assessment of auditory perception outcomes and auditory (re)habilitation
Primary outcomes
Auditory perception performance; Psychosocial well-being; Effect of auditory (re)habilitation on outcomes