Cochlear implantation is a common treatment for adults with single-sided deafness (SSD), but patient-reported benefits vary. The relationships among tinnitus burden, perceived hearing ability, psychological distress, disease-specific health-related quality of life, and whether early postoperative outcomes predict later results are not well understood....
Audiologists fitting cochlear implants in single-sided deafness patients should assess early tinnitus burden and subjective hearing as routine pre- and post-operative markers, as these may predict 2-year quality-of-life outcomes and guide counselling.
Identifying early predictors of long-term quality of life after cochlear implantation in single-sided deafness can improve candidate selection, expectation management, and follow-up care protocols.
- 01Early post-implant tinnitus burden and subjective hearing were identified as candidate predictors of 2-year quality-of-life outcomes.