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- Title
Evaluation of self-esteem in hearing aid and cochlear implant users.
- Authors
Satici, Sema; Derinsu, Ufuk; Akdeniz, Esra
- Abstract
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between hearing aid or cochlear implant use and self-esteem, quality of life, hearing quality, and speech perception. Methods: Of the 120 participants studied, 29 were cochlear implant users, 26 were hearing aid users, 33 were non-device users with hearing loss, and 32 had normal hearing. Each individual included in the study WHOQOL–BREF Quality-of-Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem and Speech, Spatial Perception and Qualities of Hearing Scale was applied. Results: We found that the self-esteem level of the group with hearing loss, but without a device, was significantly lower than that of the group with a cochlear implant/hearing aid. There was a moderately statistically significant relationship between self-esteem, quality of life, speech perception, and hearing quality. Conclusions: Using hearing aid and cochlear implants increases self-esteem among people with hearing impairments. Self-esteem is associated with quality of life, speech perception, and hearing quality.
- Subjects
HEARING aids; COCHLEAR implants; AUDITORY perception; SPEECH perception; SPACE perception; HEARING disorders
- Publication
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2023, Vol 280, Issue 6, p2735
- ISSN
0937-4477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00405-022-07773-1