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Revista de investigación e innovación en ciencias de la salud
versão On-line ISSN 2665-2056
Resumo
BOTTALICO, Pasquale; PLACHNO, Abel e NUDELMAN, Charles J.. Self-Reported Voice-Related Quality of Life in Cochlear Implant Users. Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.5, n.2, pp.69-92. Epub 14-Out-2023. ISSN 2665-2056. https://doi.org/10.46634/riics.232.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to identify if cochlear implant (CI) users are perceiving a decrease in life quality due to voice problems. This study evaluated 43 CI user’s perception of their voice and how it affects their quality of life through a survey.
Approach:
Forty-three CI users responded to a survey regarding their demographics, details about their CI, the Hearing Health Quick Test (HHQT), the Voice Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL), and the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10). The survey responses were analyzed using univariate linear regression analysis.
Results:
Few of the CI users scored below the cut off for normal voice related quality of life. CI users averaged 93.4 out of 100 on the V-RQOL and only four scored abnormally for the VHI-10. Lower scores on the V-RQOL were correlated with the participants having an associate degree and with participants visiting friends, family, and neighbors less often due to hearing loss. The VHI-10 scores were correlated with gender, education levels, difficulty in social situations due to hearing loss, noise exposure, and tinnitus.
Limitations of the study:
The small n was the primary limitation of this study.
Originality:
This study was one of the first to examine the voice-related quality of life in CI users.
Conclusions:
Overall, respondents did not perceive much voice-related difficulty. However, they were more likely to perceive voice-related difficulty if they experienced difficulty hearing in noise and avoided social situations due to hearing loss.
Palavras-chave : Cochlear implant; Voice Related Quality of Life; Voice Handicap Index; Hearing Health Quick Test; voice quality; vocal dysfunction; hearing loss; quality of life; noise exposure; tinnitus.