Severe‐to‐Profound Hearing Loss and Mental Health: Initial Evidence That Cochlear Implantation Helps Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety and Stress
Our findings suggest that treatment of severe-to-profound hearing loss with cochlear implantation was associated with a lessening of anxiety and stress scores, although the clinical significance of such changes remains uncertain. Due to the current study's non-randomised treatment allocation, future randomised controlled trials are required for confirmation. The present findings help inform clinical and societal interventions for mental-health issues associated with hearing loss.
Authors
- Dona M. P. Jayakody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-4355)
- Osvaldo P. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8689-6199)
- Robert Henry Eikelboom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-5381)
- Catherine M. Sucher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-4402)
- Paul McIlhiney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-2406)
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Ear Science Institute Australia (AU)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.14326
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.59