Effects of Tinnitus on Cochlear Implant Programming.

ABSTRACT: Clinical observations suggest that tinnitus may interfere with programming cochlear implants (CIs), the process of optimizing the transmission of acoustic information to support speech perception with a CI. Despite tinnitus being highly prevalent among CI users, its effects and impact on CI programming are obscure. This study characterized the nature, time-course, and impact of tinnitus effects encountered by audiologists and patients during programming appointments. Semistructured interviews with six CI audiologists were analyzed thematically to identify tinnitus effects on programming and related coping strategies. Cross-sectional surveys with 67 adult CI patients with tinnitus and 20 CI audiologists in the United Kingdom examined the prevalence and time-course of those effects. Programm

SUBMITTER: Pierzycki RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423681 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature