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Binaural Hearing Rehabilitation Improves Speech Perception, Quality of Life, Tinnitus Distress, and Psychological Comorbidities

Binaural Hearing Rehabilitation Improves Speech Perception, Quality of Life, Tinnitus Distress,... Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/otology-neurotology by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVJ2toCr/9wZZjwPUWvYES9l2nY+zyylnl33NGMK6MRsx on 10/02/2020 Original Study Binaural Hearing Rehabilitation Improves Speech Perception, Quality of Life, Tinnitus Distress, and Psychological Comorbidities yManuel Christoph Ketterer, Sophia-Marie Ha¨ussler, yTanja Hildenbrand, yIva Speck, Dominik Peus, Bastian Rosner, Steffen Knopke, Stefan Graebel, and Heidi Olze Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charite´ – University Medical Center Berlin, Campus Virchow- Klinikum, Berlin; and yDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Objectives: To determine and compare the benefit of binau- improved in those scales. We could not find a significant ral hearing rehabilitation via cochlear implantation (CI) on difference between the groups after 2 years. Tinnitus distress speech perception, assessment of auditory abilities, tinnitus significantly decreased 6 and 24 months postoperatively in distress, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psycho- both groups. logical comorbidities in patients suffering from asymmetric Conclusions: This study demonstrates the long-term benefit of hearingloss(AHL)aswellasbilaterally-deafenedand binaural hearing rehabilitation in AHL and bilaterally-deaf sequentially bilaterally-implanted patients. patients not only regarding speech perception but also HRQoL, Methods: 53 patients were implanted between 2011 and tinnitus distress and subjective hearing quality. Bilaterally- 2016. 24 AHL patients were implanted unilaterally, using a deafened http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Otology & Neurotology Wolters Kluwer Health

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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/otology-neurotology by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVJ2toCr/9wZZjwPUWvYES9l2nY+zyylnl33NGMK6MRsx on 10/02/2020 Original Study Binaural Hearing Rehabilitation Improves Speech Perception, Quality of Life, Tinnitus Distress, and Psychological Comorbidities yManuel Christoph Ketterer, Sophia-Marie Ha¨ussler, yTanja Hildenbrand, yIva Speck, Dominik Peus, Bastian Rosner, Steffen Knopke, Stefan Graebel, and Heidi Olze Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charite´ – University Medical Center Berlin, Campus Virchow- Klinikum, Berlin; and yDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Objectives: To determine and compare the benefit of binau- improved in those scales. We could not find a significant ral hearing rehabilitation via cochlear implantation (CI) on difference between the groups after 2 years. Tinnitus distress speech perception, assessment of auditory abilities, tinnitus significantly decreased 6 and 24 months postoperatively in distress, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psycho- both groups. logical comorbidities in patients suffering from asymmetric Conclusions: This study demonstrates the long-term benefit of hearingloss(AHL)aswellasbilaterally-deafenedand binaural hearing rehabilitation in AHL and bilaterally-deaf sequentially bilaterally-implanted patients. patients not only regarding speech perception but also HRQoL, Methods: 53 patients were implanted between 2011 and tinnitus distress and subjective hearing quality. Bilaterally- 2016. 24 AHL patients were implanted unilaterally, using a deafened

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