Therapist-Guided Telerehabilitation for Adult Cochlear Implant Users: Developmental and Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cochlear implants can provide auditory perception to many people with hearing impairment who derive insufficient benefits from hearing aid use. For optimal speech perception with a cochlear implant, postoperative auditory training is necessary to adapt the brain to the new sound transmitted by the implant. Currently, this training is usually conducted via face-to-face sessions in rehabilitation centers. With the aging of society, the prevalence of age-related hearing loss and the number of adults with cochlear implants are expected to increase. Therefore, augmenting face-to-face rehabilitation with alternative forms of auditory training may be highly valuable. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this multidisciplinary study was to evaluate the newly developed internet-based teletherapeutic

SUBMITTER: Volter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290457 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature