Self-Reported Voice-Related Quality of Life in Cochlear Implant Users

Calidad de vida relacionada con la voz autoinformada en usuarios de implantes cocleares

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Self-Reported Voice-Related Quality of Life in Cochlear Implant Users. Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 11 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];5(2):69-92. Available from: https://riics.info/index.php/RCMC/article/view/232
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Pasquale Bottalico
Department of Speech and Hearing Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Champaign; United States
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7394-4796
    Abel Plachno
    Department of Speech and Hearing Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Champaign; United States
      https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0300-1306
      Charles Nudelman
      Department of Speech and Hearing Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Champaign; United States
        https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3576-6770
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        Objective. The aim of this study was to identify if cochlear implant (CI) users are perceiving a decrease in life quality due to voice problems. This study evaluated 43 CI user’s perception of their voice and how it affects their quality of life through a survey.

        Approach. Forty-three CI users responded to a survey regarding their demographics, details about their CI, the Hearing Health Quick Test (HHQT), the Voice Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL), and the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10). The survey responses were analyzed using univariate linear regression analysis.

        Results. Few of the CI users scored below the cut off for normal voice related quality of life. CI users averaged 93.4 out of 100 on the V-RQOL and only four scored abnormally for the VHI-10. Lower scores on the V-RQOL were correlated with the participants having an associate degree and with participants visiting friends, family, and neighbors less often due to hearing loss. The VHI-10 scores were correlated with gender, education levels, difficulty in social situations due to hearing loss, noise exposure, and tinnitus.

        Limitations of the study. The small n was the primary limitation of this study.

        Originality. This study was one of the first to examine the voice-related quality of life in CI users.

        Conclusions. Overall, respondents did not perceive much voice-related difficulty. However, they were more likely to perceive voice-related difficulty if they experienced difficulty hearing in noise and avoided social situations due to hearing loss.

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