{
    "abstract": "To investigate the influence of cochlear implant (CI) use on subjective benefits in quality of life in cases of asymmetric hearing loss (AHL).\nProspective clinical trial.\nTertiary academic center.\nSubjects included CI recipients with AHL (n = 20), defined as moderate-to-profound hearing loss in the affected ear and mild-to-moderate hearing loss in the contralateral ear. Quality of life was assessed with the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) pragmatic subscales, which assess binaural benefits. Subjective benefit on the pragmatic subscales was compared to word recognition in quiet and spatial hearing abilities (ie, masked sentence recognition and localization).\nSubjects demonstrated an early, significant improvement (\nCI recipients with AHL report a significant improvement in quality of life as measured by the SSQ pragmatic subscales over preoperative abilities. Reported improvements are observed as early as 1 month postactivation, which likely reflect the binaural benefits of listening with bimodal stimulation (CI and contralateral hearing aid). The SSQ pragmatic subscales may provide a more in-depth insight into CI recipient experience as compared to behavioral sound field measures alone.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Nicholas J",
            "initials": "NJ",
            "lastname": "Thompson"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Margaret T",
            "initials": "MT",
            "lastname": "Dillon"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Emily",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Buss"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Meredith A",
            "initials": "MA",
            "lastname": "Rooth"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Audiology, University of North Carolina Health Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "English R",
            "initials": "ER",
            "lastname": "King"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Audiology, University of North Carolina Health Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Andrea L",
            "initials": "AL",
            "lastname": "Bucker"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Audiology, University of North Carolina Health Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Sarah A",
            "initials": "SA",
            "lastname": "McCarthy"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Audiology, University of North Carolina Health Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Ellen J",
            "initials": "EJ",
            "lastname": "Deres"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Brendan P",
            "initials": "BP",
            "lastname": "O'Connell"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Harold C",
            "initials": "HC",
            "lastname": "Pillsbury"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.",
            "firstname": "Kevin D",
            "initials": "KD",
            "lastname": "Brown"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.1177/0194599820911716",
    "journal": "Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery",
    "keywords": [
        "asymmetric hearing loss",
        "binaural hearing",
        "cochlear implant",
        "quality of life",
        "single sided deafness"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2020-03-18",
    "pubmed_id": "32182164\n15035562\n29683995\n30229458\n24084062\n21068690\n21140638\n3372866\n6955929\n17823546\n26055845\n29703651\n27513880\n28188428\n29298446\n29732951\n28375876\n7789669\n15035561\n16938784\n14485785\n4046587\n28441230\n25628563\n29759684\n15129109\n7717629",
    "results": "Subjects demonstrated an early, significant improvement (",
    "title": "Subjective Benefits of Bimodal Listening in Cochlear Implant Recipients with Asymmetric Hearing Loss.",
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}