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Audiologic, Economic, and Quality-of-Life Changes

Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD; John P. Anderson, PhD; Robert Novak, PhD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995;121(4):398-404.

Abstract
Objectives
To investigate and quantitate the changes in economic, emotional, and health-related quality of life after cochlear implantation.

Subjects
Nine patients between the ages of 18 and 60 years who qualified for surgery.

Methods
Patients underwent assessment using four socioeconomic indicator scales administered preoperatively, and at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 30 months, and 3 years postoperatively. All patients continued to use their cochlear implants during the 3-year follow-up period.

Results
Uniform and systematic improvement in quality of life and psychologic well-being, and a steady increase in mean personal income for the group that underwent implantation, supporting the contention that cochlear implantation is a beneficial surgical procedure for profoundly deaf patients.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995;121:398-404)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery (Dr Harris), and the Division of Health Care Sciences, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (Dr Anderson), School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego; and the Department of Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University (Dr Novak).

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