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Assessment of the subjective benefit of electric acoustic stimulation with the abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit
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Abstract
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| Conclusion: This study demonstrates that electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS) significantly decreases the subjective impairment in speech perception. Objectives: To assess the subjective benefit of EAS over the first 12 months after EAS fitting using the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB). Method: Twenty-three EAS users, implanted with either the PULSAR(CI)(100) FLEX(EAS) provided with the DUET EAS processor or the COMBI40+ Medium provided with the TEMPO+ speech processor, were included. Electric stimulation was activated about 1 month postoperatively; ipsilateral acoustic stimulation was added 2 months thereafter. EAS benefit was measured preoperatively with only a hearing aid and postoperatively at EAS fitting and then 3, 6 and 12 months after EAS fitting using the APHAB. Results: Subjects reported significant improvements in the global score with a mean decrease in impairment from 74% preoperatively to 45% after 3 months of EAS use. Furthermore, clinical relevance was demonstrated in multiple subscales between preoperative and first fitting reflecting a true benefit of EAS with a probability of 95%. |
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English
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Source (journal)
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ORL : journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties. - Basel, 1972, currens
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Publication
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Basel
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Karger
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2011
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ISSN
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0301-1569
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1423-0275
[online]
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DOI
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10.1159/000331917
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73
:6
(2011)
, p. 321-329
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ISI
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000297075900006
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