The effect of tinnitus on hearing-related quality of life outcomes in adult cochlear implant recipients.

Elmien Opperman Talita le RouxAndries MasengeRobert H Eikelboom

Published in: International journal of audiology (2020)

Tinnitus distress negatively affects the hearing-related QoL outcomes of adult CI recipients. Tinnitus distress and age at implantation were found to be significant predictors of hearing-related QoL when controlling for other predictive factors.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome