A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study of Tinnitus Awareness and Impact in a Population of Adult Cochlear Implant Users.
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Authors
Gomersall, Philip A
Baguley, David M
Carlyon, Robert P
Publication Date
2019Journal Title
Ear Hear
ISSN
0196-0202
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
135-142
Language
eng
Type
Article
Physical Medium
Print
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Gomersall, P. A., Baguley, D. M., & Carlyon, R. P. (2019). A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study of Tinnitus Awareness and Impact in a Population of Adult Cochlear Implant Users.. Ear Hear, 40 (1), 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000601
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The primary aim was to identify the proportion of individuals within the adult cochlear implant population who are aware of tinnitus and those who report a negative impact from this perception, using a bespoke questionnaire designed to limit bias. A secondary aim was to use qualitative analysis of open-text responses to identify themes linked to tinnitus perception in this population. DESIGN: A cross-sectional questionnaire study of a large clinical population who received an implant from Cambridge University Hospitals, United Kingdom. RESULTS: Seventy-five percent of respondents reported tinnitus awareness. When impact scores for six areas of difficulty were ranked, 13% of individuals ranked tinnitus their primary concern and nearly a third ranked tinnitus in the top two positions. Tinnitus impact was not found to reduce with duration since implantation. The most common open-text responses were linked to a general improvement postimplantation and acute tinnitus alleviation specific to times when the device was in use. CONCLUSIONS: Tinnitus is a problem for a significant proportion of individuals with a cochlear implant. Clinicians, scientists, and cochlear implant manufacturers should be aware that management of tinnitus may be a greater priority for an implantee than difficulties linked to speech perception. Where a positive effect of implantation was reported, there was greater evidence for masking of tinnitus via the implant rather than reversal of maladaptive plasticity.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Cochlear Implantation, Cochlear Implants, Cross-Sectional Studies, Deafness, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tinnitus, United Kingdom, Visual Analog Scale
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Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00005/3)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000601
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/279820
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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