Emotional Responses to Music Are Diminished in Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emotional response to music, though a central facet of music listening, remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the emotional responses to music among bilateral cochlear implantees.

Methods

Bilateral CI users and normal-hearing (NH) controls were recruited from a tertiary academic center and community hearing loss groups. Participants listened (via an online survey) to ten previously validated 15-s musical clips representing multiple genres and wide range of valence (happiness vs. sadness) and arousal (excitement vs. calm) and rated the musical clips on validated nine-point visual analog scales of valence and arousal.

Results

In total, 25 bilateral CI users and 18 NH controls completed the study. Compared to NH controls, CI users demonstr

SUBMITTER: Lalwani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12353932 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature