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CC BY 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 28(02): e263-e277
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776721
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Late Bilateral Sequential Cochlear Implant and Quality of Life

Authors

  • Larissa Claret De Lima Mendes 

    1   Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of the Universidade de Brasília, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Alda Borges 

    2   Department of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Fernanda Caldas 

    3   Department of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Juliano Passos Barbosa

    4   Department of Medicine, Centro Universitário do Planalto Central Apparecido dos Santos, Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • Fayez Bahmad Jr 

    5   Health Sciences School, Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Funding The author(s) received no financial support for the research.
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Abstract

Introduction Hearing impairment is one of the main disorders that can interfere with the development of speech and language. In an individual, it can cause significant communication difficulties, social isolation, negative feelings, and depressive disorders. The hearing aids (HAs) and cochlear implant (CI) are options for profound and severe hearing loss, and the CI can be indicated for individuals who do not obtain benefits from HAs.

Objective To evaluate the quality of life of individuals who underwent sequential bilateral CIs with a long surgical interval between procedures.

Methods Fifteen patients, aged 8 to 70 years old, who underwent sequential bilateral CI, with an interval ≥ 4 years between surgeries, were evaluated. Quality of life was evaluated using three questionnaires: WHOQOL-BREF, SSQ-12 and HHIA in Portuguese.

Results The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire showed that the study participants had a good quality of life in all domains assessed. According to the SSQ-12, few reported inability to listen in communication situations. Most individuals were classified as having medium disability by the HHIA, but the social and emotional effects did not significantly affect the quality of life.

Conclusion The use of questionnaires to assess the quality of life of patients with hearing impairment is a valuable tool to measure adaptation to CI. Patients undergoing bilateral sequential CI, even with a long interval between procedures, presented high indices of quality of life.

Keywords

quality of life - cochlear implant - hearing loss - questionnaire


Publication History

Received: 21 November 2022

Accepted: 14 July 2023

Article published online:
05 February 2024

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