To evaluate the longitudinal association between tinnitus burden and domain-specific cochlear implant-related quality of life in adult cochlear implant recipients.
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Discussion
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Audiologists should routinely assess pre-implant tinnitus burden using validated tools, as it predicts domain-specific quality-of-life outcomes post-implantation and may inform counselling and rehabilitation planning.
Understanding that pre-operative tinnitus burden shapes specific quality-of-life domains after cochlear implantation allows clinicians to set more accurate patient expectations and tailor post-implant rehabilitation.
- 01Pre-implant tinnitus burden predicts quality-of-life outcomes in specific domains after cochlear implantation.
- 02The study design is longitudinal, tracking adults through the cochlear implant journey.
- 03Findings suggest tinnitus assessment should be a standard part of pre-implant candidacy evaluation.
- 04Domain-specific effects indicate tinnitus impact is not uniform across all quality-of-life areas.
- 05Published in Otology & Neurotology (DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000005039).
Pre-implant tinnitus burden predicts domain-specific quality of life after cochlear implantation in adults.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42671881
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAO.0000000000005039.
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Adults undergoing cochlear implantation
- Intervention
- Cochlear implantation with pre-implant tinnitus burden assessment
Primary outcomes
Domain-specific quality of life after cochlear implantation