Evaluation of the combined use of hearing aid and coclhear implants in adults

Authors

  • Marcos Roberto Banhara
  • Leandra Tabanez do Nascimento
  • Orozimbo Alves Costa F
  • Maria Cecília Bevilacqua

Keywords:

hearing loss, cochlear implant, hearing aids.

Abstract

Theme: the combined use of hearing aids and cochlear implants. Aim: to analyze the benefits derived from the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants. Method: six adults with post lingual bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss participated in this study. Free field audiometry, loudness growth measures, speech perception tests and self assessment questionnaires were carried out. Results: decrease discomfort levels on the frequencies of 500 and 4 kHz; better recognition scores for nonsense syllables and sentences in silence. Conclusion: non-statistics difference among valuation conditions; benefits on speech perception with the use of hearing aids plus cochlear implants.

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Author Biographies

Marcos Roberto Banhara

Fonoaudiólogo graduado pela Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB) – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), pesquisador do Centro de Pesquisas Audiológicas (CPA) – Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais (HRAC) e mestrando em Fisiopatologia dos Distúrbios da Comunicação – Faculdade de Medicina – USP.

Orozimbo Alves Costa F

Livre docente, docente do curso de Fonoaudiologia – Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB) – Universidade de São Paulo e vice-coordenador do Centro de Pesquisas Audiológicas (CPA) – Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais (HRAC).

Maria Cecília Bevilacqua

Livre docente e coordenadora do Departamento de Fonoaudiologia – Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB) – Universidade de São Paulo e do Centro de Pesquisas Audiológicas (CPA) – Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais (HRAC).

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Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Artigos

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Copyright (c) 2012 Marcos Roberto Banhara, Leandra Tabanez do Nascimento, Orozimbo Alves Costa F, Maria Cecília Bevilacqua

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