Christina Riehl, Meghan J Strong, Scott V Edwards
Inferential reasoning and egg rejection in a cooperatively breeding cuckoo
Animal cognition
patients singlesided deafness ssd asymmetric hearing loss ahl increasingly treated cochlear implants ci due demonstrated improvements auditory abilities quality life date published studies two groups comparatively studied aim current study examine factors differ two patient groups especially preoperatively secondary analysis previously published raw data 66 prospectively recruited ci patients 21 ssd45 ahl performed addition hearing outcome tinnitus distress tinnitus questionnaire healthrelated quality life nijmegen cochlear implant questionnaire nciq stress perceived stress questionnaire psq psychological comorbidities general depression scale adsl generalized anxiety disorder scale gad7 assessed ssd ahl patients pre postoperatively preoperatively ssd patients showed significantly higher scores nciq subdomains elementary advanced sound perception ahl group stress psq anxiety symptoms gad7 significantly higher preoperatively ssd patients ahl patients ci differences strongly reduced minimal differences detectable groups investigated domains postoperatively ssd ahl patients differ significantly preoperatively terms subjective hearing assessment psychosocial parameters ssd patients psychological stress factors may stronger impact quality life ahl patients aspects taken account preoperative counseling postoperative rehabilitation