Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients' Perspectives on Experiences With Music in Everyday Life: A Multifaceted and Dynamic Phenomenon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cochlear implants (CIs), which have been designed primarily to support spoken communication of persons with severe to profound hearing loss, are highly effective in supporting speech perception in quiet listening conditions. CI users as a group achieve significantly poorer perception and appraisal of music, and speech perception is compromised when background music is present, though outcomes vary considerably across recipients. A number of factors have been identified that contribute to variable music listening experiences, but many questions remain, particularly regarding experiences in everyday life from the perspective of CI users.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was twofold: The first aim was to explore the perspectives of adult CI recipients regarding two

SUBMITTER: Gfeller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6882382 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature