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Case Report

Quality of Life and Speech Perception in Two Late Deafened Adults with Cochlear Implants

by
Marwa F. Abdrabbou
,
Denise A. Tucker
*,
Mary V. Compton
and
Lyn Mankoff
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Audiol. Res. 2018, 8(1), 194; https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.194
Submission received: 4 October 2017 / Revised: 4 October 2017 / Accepted: 18 January 2018 / Published: 6 March 2018

Abstract

The aim was to demonstrate the need for a quality of life assessment in biopsychosocial aural rehabilitation (AR) practices with late deafened adults (LDAs) with cochlear implants (CIs). We present a case report of a medical records review of two LDAs enrolled in a biopsychosocial group AR program. A speech perception test Contrasts for Auditory and Speech Training (CAST) and a quality of life (QoL) assessment the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) were given prior to AR therapy. CAST scores indicated both patients had excellent basic speech perception. However, NCIQ results revealed patients’ difficulties in basic and advanced listening settings. NCIQ highlighted patients’ self-perceived poor self-esteem and ongoing challenges to their QoL. Speech perception testing results alone are not enough to document the daily challenges of QoL needs of LDAs with CIs. The inclusion of a QoL measure such as the NCIQ is vital in evaluating outcomes of cochlear implantation in LDAs.
Keywords: Cochlear implants; biopsychosocial; late-deafened adults; quality of life Cochlear implants; biopsychosocial; late-deafened adults; quality of life

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Abdrabbou, M.F.; Tucker, D.A.; Compton, M.V.; Mankoff, L. Quality of Life and Speech Perception in Two Late Deafened Adults with Cochlear Implants. Audiol. Res. 2018, 8, 194. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.194

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Abdrabbou MF, Tucker DA, Compton MV, Mankoff L. Quality of Life and Speech Perception in Two Late Deafened Adults with Cochlear Implants. Audiology Research. 2018; 8(1):194. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.194

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Abdrabbou, Marwa F., Denise A. Tucker, Mary V. Compton, and Lyn Mankoff. 2018. "Quality of Life and Speech Perception in Two Late Deafened Adults with Cochlear Implants" Audiology Research 8, no. 1: 194. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.194

APA Style

Abdrabbou, M. F., Tucker, D. A., Compton, M. V., & Mankoff, L. (2018). Quality of Life and Speech Perception in Two Late Deafened Adults with Cochlear Implants. Audiology Research, 8(1), 194. https://doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2018.194

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