Background Hearing impairment associated with old age (presbycusis) is becoming more
common because the population is aging. Methods This review is based on publications …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review describes speech perception and language
outcomes for children using bimodal hearing (cochlear implant (CI) plus contralateral …

Importance Only limited evidence is available describing the contribution of patient-related
factors to quality of life in adults with cochlear implants. Objective Assess the association …

Objective: The objectives of this study were to assess the effectiveness of various measures
of speech understanding in distinguishing performance differences between adult bimodal …

Purpose This study aims to evaluate school-age language skills and auditory performance
in different listening situations in children with cochlear implants and auditory brainstem …

Objective To investigate retrospectively the frequency of usage of bimodal stimulation
among cochlear implant (CI) users, as well its clinical benefit relative to unilateral use …

The Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and the Abbreviated Profile of
Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) are two most commonly used questionnaires in the audiology …

Purposes The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a difference in
phoneme recognition and school-age language skills in children with bilateral and unilateral …

Objective The subjective experiences were assessed of cochlear implant (CI) users either
wearing or not wearing a hearing aid (HA) at the contralateral ear. Design Unilateral CI …

Introduction: Cochlear implantation is an effective treatment for children with deafness.
Although the binaural effect of bilateral cochlear implantation on sound localization and …