Cochlear implant outcomes and quality of life in the elderly: Manchester experience over 13 years1

• Published in: Clinical otolaryngology 2006-04, Vol.31 (2), p.116-122
• Main Authors: Orabi, A.A., Mawman, D., Al‐Zoubi, F., Saeed, S.R., Ramsden, R.T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1749-4478; 1749-4486
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2006.01156.x

Objectives:  To objectively evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of cochlear implantation in an elderly population. Design:  Retrospective comparative study. Setting:  Neurotology unit at Manchester Royal Infirmary, a supraregional tertiary referral centre in collaboration with Adult Cochlear Implant Programme at The University of Manchester. Participants:  All cochlear implant procedures (38) undertaken on post‐lingually deafened elderly patients (age range at the time of implantation 65–80 years, n = 34) in the period from 1989 to 2002. Main outcome measures:  Medical and surgical outcomes. Audiological performance outcomes for isolated words, words in sentences in quiet and noise. Functional outcome measures used are self‐reported measures of the social, psychological and emotional aspects of quality of life, and the differences between expectations for functional outcomes and the realization of functional outcomes. They included expectation profiles, Glasgow Benefit inventory (GBI) and Glasgow Health Status Inventory Questionnaire (GHSI). Results:  There was statistically significant improvement post‐implantation of both open and closed set test scores (P