Preferences and Listening Efficiency of Adults With Cochlear Implants During Online Communication

Captions to online conversations are valued by, and beneficial to, people with a CI, but are not without some drawbacks. Lower listening efficiency for people with a CI, even when captions are enabled, may be one reason behind reports in the literature that people with a CI often find online communication to be a cognitively effortful task. Further research is warranted into solutions to help close the performance gap that exists between people with a CI and their AH peers during online communication.