Improvements in Perceived Abilities and Speech Recognition in Quiet and Noise for Older Adults With Single-sided Deafness or Asymmetric Hearing Loss: A Multi-center Investigation
Older adults with SSD and AHL demonstrate significant benefit from cochlear implantation, supporting its effectiveness for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services beneficiaries. Candidates should be counseled on how age and hearing level in the better hearing ear may affect outcomes, particularly in noisy environments.
Authors
- Daniel M. Zeitler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-5483)
- Margaret T. Dillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-283X)
- Kevin D. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5709-8702)
- Kari Smilsky
- Maura K. Cosetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1005-4136)
- Camille C. Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-2073)
- John J. Sheets
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Franciscan Health (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004667
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43