Individual Hearing Outcomes in Cochlear Implant Users Influence Social Engagement and Listening Behavior in Everyday Life

Autor/inn/en	O'Neill, Erin R.; Basile, John D.; Nelson, Peggy
Titel	Individual Hearing Outcomes in Cochlear Implant Users Influence Social Engagement and Listening Behavior in Everyday Life
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 12, S.4982-4999 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (O'Neill, Erin R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Assistive Technology; Listening; Social Behavior; Interpersonal Relationship; Adults; Speech Communication; Comprehension; Barriers; Visual Aids; Cues; Interpersonal Communication; Interaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Hörvorgang; Zuhören; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Verstehen; Verständnis; Anschauungsmaterial; Stichwort; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interaktion
Abstract	Purpose: The goal of this study was to assess the listening behavior and social engagement of cochlear implant (CI) users and normal-hearing (NH) adults in daily life and relate these actions to objective hearing outcomes. Method: Ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) collected using a smartphone app were used to probe patterns of listening behavior in CI users and age-matched NH adults to detect differences in social engagement and listening behavior in daily life. Participants completed very short surveys every 2 hr to provide snapshots of typical, everyday listening and socializing, as well as longer, reflective surveys at the end of the day to assess listening strategies and coping behavior. Speech perception testing, with accompanying ratings of task difficulty, was also performed in a lab setting to uncover possible correlations between objective and subjective listening behavior. Results: Comparisons between speech intelligibility testing and EMA responses showed poorer performing CI users spending more time at home and less time conversing with others than higher performing CI users and their NH peers. Perception of listening difficulty was also very different for CI users and NH listeners, with CI users reporting little difficulty despite poor speech perception performance. However, both CI users and NH listeners spent most of their time in listening environments they considered "not difficult." CI users also reported using several compensatory listening strategies, such as visual cues, whereas NH listeners did not. Conclusion: Overall, the data indicate systematic differences between how individual CI users and NH adults navigate and manipulate listening and social environments in everyday life. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01