The Outcome of Various Amplification Strategies in Post-Lingual Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||
| Article 24, Volume 25, Issue 25, March 2024, Pages 1-5 PDF (275.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.43127.1254 | ||
| Author | ||
| Salwa Mourad Abdelmawgoud* | ||
| Audiovestibular Unit, Otolaryngology Department, Sohag University Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: To measure functional and audiologic outcomes in patient with severe to profound post-lingual sensorineural hearing loss using either binaural hearing aids, unilateral cochlear implant or bimodal hearing. Patients and Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted on 60 adult patients with post-lingual bilateral severe to profound SNHL with age range from 20-50 years divided into 3 equal groups; Group I: 20 patients using binaural regular powerful hearing aids, Group II: 20 patients with unilateral cochlear implant and Group III: 20 patients using bimodal hearing strategy. The functional outcome was measured by using the Categorical Auditory Performances (CAP) scale which is ranged from 0 to 7. The auditory outcome was measured by aided audiometry threshold and clear speech perception test. Results: The CAP score showed higher score in group III as compared to the other groups and the number of participants with CAP score 5 and above was 0 in group I, 6 (30 %) in group II and 12 (60 %) in group III. This was a highly statistically significant difference in mean aided threshold among the 3 groups 42.5, 37.5 and 21.67 respectively. This was a highly statistically significant difference between the three groups in clear speech perception with increased performance in group III in both quiet and variable noisy situations. Conclusion: Bimodal hearing is beneficial when there is a good selection and good optimization of the fitting criteria of the HA. Our study recommends putting guidelines for bimodal candidacy which maximize patient benefits. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bimodal hearing; CI; HA; post-lingual SNHL | ||
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