A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users
Objectives: The primary aim was to identify the proportion of individuals within the adult cochlear implant population who are aware of tinnitus and those who report a negative impact from this perception, using a bespoke questionnaire designed to limit bias. A secondary aim was to use qualitative a...
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| author | Gomersall, Philip A. Baguley, David Carlyon, Robert P. |
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| description | Objectives: The primary aim was to identify the proportion of individuals within the adult cochlear implant population who are aware of tinnitus and those who report a negative impact from this perception, using a bespoke questionnaire designed to limit bias. A secondary aim was to use qualitative analysis of open-text responses to identify themes linked to tinnitus perception in this population.
Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire study of a large clinical population who received an implant from Cambridge University Hospitals, United Kingdom.
Results: Seventy-five percent of respondents reported tinnitus awareness. When impact scores for six areas of difficulty were ranked, 13% of individuals ranked tinnitus their primary concern and nearly a third ranked tinnitus in the top two positions. Tinnitus impact was not found to reduce with duration since implantation. The most common open-text responses were linked to a general improvement postimplantation and acute tinnitus alleviation specific to times when the device was in use.
Conclusions: Tinnitus is a problem for a significant proportion of individuals with a cochlear implant. Clinicians, scientists, and cochlear implant manufacturers should be aware that management of tinnitus may be a greater priority for an implantee than difficulties linked to speech perception. Where a positive effect of implantation was reported, there was greater evidence for masking of tinnitus via the implant rather than reversal of maladaptive plasticity. |
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| spelling | nottingham-509142020-05-04T19:41:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50914/ A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users Gomersall, Philip A. Baguley, David Carlyon, Robert P. Objectives: The primary aim was to identify the proportion of individuals within the adult cochlear implant population who are aware of tinnitus and those who report a negative impact from this perception, using a bespoke questionnaire designed to limit bias. A secondary aim was to use qualitative analysis of open-text responses to identify themes linked to tinnitus perception in this population. Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire study of a large clinical population who received an implant from Cambridge University Hospitals, United Kingdom. Results: Seventy-five percent of respondents reported tinnitus awareness. When impact scores for six areas of difficulty were ranked, 13% of individuals ranked tinnitus their primary concern and nearly a third ranked tinnitus in the top two positions. Tinnitus impact was not found to reduce with duration since implantation. The most common open-text responses were linked to a general improvement postimplantation and acute tinnitus alleviation specific to times when the device was in use. Conclusions: Tinnitus is a problem for a significant proportion of individuals with a cochlear implant. Clinicians, scientists, and cochlear implant manufacturers should be aware that management of tinnitus may be a greater priority for an implantee than difficulties linked to speech perception. Where a positive effect of implantation was reported, there was greater evidence for masking of tinnitus via the implant rather than reversal of maladaptive plasticity. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2018-06-21 Article PeerReviewed Gomersall, Philip A., Baguley, David and Carlyon, Robert P. (2018) A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users. Ear and Hearing . ISSN 1538-4667 https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000601 doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000000601 doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000000601 |
| spellingShingle | Gomersall, Philip A. Baguley, David Carlyon, Robert P. A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
| title | A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
| title_full | A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
| title_short | A cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
| title_sort | cross-sectional questionnaire study of tinnitus awareness and impact in a population of adult cochlear implant users |
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