From hearing with a cochlear implant and a contralateral hearing aid (CI/HA) to hearing with two cochlear implants (CI/CI): a within-subject design comparison

• Published in: Otology & neurotology Vol. 35; no. 10; p. 1682
• Main Authors: Luntz, Michal, Egra-Dagan, Dana, Attias, Joseph, Yehudai, Noam, Most, Tova, Shpak, Talma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Female; Hearing - physiology; Hearing Aids; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - surgery; Hearing Tests; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Self Report; Speech Perception - physiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome

To compare within-subject bilateral-binaural and bimodal complementary abilities between bimodal (cochlear implant and hearing aid; CI/HA) and bilateral CI hearing (CI/CI), thereby enabling better-informed counseling of experienced CI/HA users contemplating contralateral implantation. Comparative wi...