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Everyday Auditory Environment Among Elderly Cochlear Implant Users.

Background/Objectives: For most adults receiving a cochlear implant (CI), the primary goal is to enhance their oral communication with others. The aim of this study was to investigate the total CI usage time per day among retired CI users and to characterize in which auditory environments they were...

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Published in:Audiology Research Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 144 - 154
Main Authors: Larsson, Ulrika, Löfkvist, Ulrika, Hallin, Karin
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: MDPI Dec2025
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          Larsson, Ulrika
          Löfkvist, Ulrika
          Hallin, Karin
        affil: Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden
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          Cochlear Implant Utilization
          Retirement
          Environment
          Human
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          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Questionnaires
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Nonexperimental Studies
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          Data Analysis Software
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
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          Female
      ab: Background/Objectives: For most adults receiving a cochlear implant (CI), the primary goal is to enhance their oral communication with others. The aim of this study was to investigate the total CI usage time per day among retired CI users and to characterize in which auditory environments they were using their CI. One additional aim was to analyze whether usage time, auditory environment, or social factors influenced CI speech perception. Methods: Participants completed a questionnaire addressing retirement status, whether they lived with another adult, educational level, and participation in social activities. Speech perception scores were obtained from medical records, and CI datalogging was extracted from the CI programming software. Results: Seventy-three CI users aged >65 years were included. The average usage was 12.9 h/day. No statistically significant correlations were found between total usage time or time spent listening to speech and CI speech perception. CI users who regularly met with family or friends had statistically significantly higher CI speech perception than those who did not (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Social interaction may play a crucial role in supporting speech perception among elderly CI users. Opportunities for communication and participation in social life appear to be important for maximizing benefit.
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