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Review
. 2013 Apr;17(2):202-7.
doi: 10.7162/S1809-97772013000200014.

The relationship between the speech perception and the degree of satisfaction among adult users of cochlear implants

Fernanda Soares Granço  1 , Nayara Freitas Fernandes  1 , Marina Morettin  2 , Orozimbo Alves Costa Filho  3 , Maria Cecília Bevilacqua  4
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The relationship between the speech perception and the degree of satisfaction among adult users of cochlear implants

Fernanda Soares Granço et al. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Introduction: In recent years, the benefits associated with the use of cochlear implants (CIs), especially with regard to speech perception, have proven to surpass those produced by the use of hearing aids, making CIs a highly efficient resource for patients with severe/profound hearing loss. However, few studies so far have assessed the satisfaction of adult users of CIs.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between the level of speech perception and degree of satisfaction of adult users of CI.

Method: This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted in the Audiological Research Center (CPA) of the Hospital of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC/USP), in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 12 users of CIs with pre-lingual or post-lingual hearing loss participated in this study. The following tools were used in the assessment: a questionnaire, "Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life" (SADL), culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese, as well as its relationship with the speech perception results; a speech perception test under quiet conditions; and the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT)Brazil under free field conditions.

Results: The participants in the study were on the whole satisfied with their devices, and the degree of satisfaction correlated positively with the ability to perceive monosyllabic words under quiet conditions. The satisfaction did not correlate with the level of speech perception in noisy environments.

Conclusion: Assessments of satisfaction may help professionals to predict what other factors, in addition to speech perception, may contribute to the satisfaction of CI users in order to reorganize the intervention process to improve the users' quality of life.

Keywords: Adult; Auditory Perception; Cochlear Implantation; Hearing Loss.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Scale of responses to questions 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. Visual support scale adapted to the scale of responses to the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily life questionnaire (SADL) for questions with non-inverted scores.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Scale of responses to questions 2, 4, 7, and 13. Visual support scale adapted to the scale of responses to the SADL for questions with inverted scores.
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