Effects of cochlear implantation on tinnitus in patients with single-sided deafness and asymmetrical hearing loss
Objective:To evaluate the effects of cochlear implantation in patients with single-sided deafness(SSD)and asymmetrical hearing loss(AHL).Methods:Seventeen Mandarin-speaking CI patients diagnosed as SSD/AHL were recruited in our study.The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI)and the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)were used to assess changes in tinnitus distress and tinnitus loudness in SSD patients at each time point(pre-operation and post-operation).Results:The THI score and all 3 dimensions were significant decreased with CI-on than pre-operation(P＜0.05).Tinnitus VAS scores were also decreased,and VAS scores were lower with CI-on than with CI-off,and were both significantly different at each time point after CI switch-on(P＜0.05).Conclusion:CI could help SSD/AHL patients to suppress tinnitus and reduce the loudness of tinnitus.However,CI should not be a treatment of tinnitus.
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