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Introduction: It is still necessary to understand all the benefits of bimodality with self-assessment questionnaires on the impact of hearing on quality of life. Objective: This study aimed to describe the benefits in silence and noise, in addition to the self-perception reported by the user of the bimodal technology and discuss whether there is still room for this treatment option. Methods: This study included 16 individuals, aged 6-80 years, and are users of Cochlear Corporation cochlear implants and hearing aids. All patients were submitted to the Hearing In Noise Test in silent, fixed noise at +10 dB, and adaptive conditions. The Visual Analog Scale was evaluated using the Categories, Auditory Performance and e Speech, Spatial and Qualities of hearing scales. Results: The median sentence recognition in silence was 90.3% and 81.6% in fixed noise and the S/N ratio of +0.60dB in adaptive with bimodal stimulation. The auditory quality domain had the highest median at 6.38 on the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of hearing scales, followed by a spatial hearing at 6.15, and speech hearing at 5.30, in addition to less test difficulty through the VAS. Regarding the hearing categories, 9 are in category 7 "telephone use," 4 in category 6 "understands conversation without orofacial reading," and 3 in category 4 "discriminates speech sounds." Conclusion: Study subjects had better descriptive medians in auditory performance in quiet, fixed noise at +10 dB, and adaptive with bimodal stimulation. The domain "hearing qualities" had the highest average. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
