Objectives Determine the impact of cochlear implantation on quality of life (QOL) and
determine the correlation between QOL and speech recognition ability. Study Design Two …

Importance Sensorineural hearing loss is the third leading cause of years lived with
disability worldwide. Cochlear implants may provide a viable alternative to hearing aids for …

Objectives: To investigate whether it is clinically effective and cost-effective to provide (i) a
unilateral cochlear implant for severely to profoundly deaf people (using or not using …

Abstract Objective: The Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instrument is widely used in
Australian health research. To assist researchers interpret and report their work, this paper …

Objectives: Individuals with hearing loss often report a need for increased effort when
listening, particularly in challenging acoustic environments. Despite audiologists' recognition …

Objectives: To investigate the preservation of residual hearing in subjects who received the
Nucleus Hybrid L24 cochlear implant. To investigate the performance benefits up to one …

Objectives: To review evidence regarding the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cost-
effectiveness of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation (CI) among children and adults …

Abstract Objective To provide Australian health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) population
norms, based on utility scores from the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) measure, a …

Objective: This study aims to compare levels of psychological distress and the quality of life
in the hard of hearing with levels reported by the signing deaf, and the hearing population …

Objective: Determine the change in general health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after
cochlear implantation and association with speech recognition. Study Design: Meta …