Auditory rehabilitation after cochlear implantation in adults with hearing impairment after head trauma

AbstractIntroductionIn this paper, the authors analyze the auditory rehabilitation after cochlear implantation in adults with hearing impairment after head trauma, comparing their performance with that of other cochlear implant (CI) adult users who have post-lingual hearing impairment with other etiologies.MethodsThe participants were divided into two groups: group 1 (N = 14) composed of CI adult users who have acquired severe to profound hearing loss after head trauma; group 2 (N = 231) composed of CI adult users who have severe to profound hearing loss from other etiologies. Performance was assessed using the following tests: tonal audiometry, speech audiometry, consonantal phonemes identification test, 100 words test, 100 words through the telephone test, monosyllables test, numbers test, sentences test, and sentences through the telephone test.ResultsAverage results from group 1 were lower when compared with those of group 2 in all the tests used. No statistically significant difference was found for ...