Health-related quality of life in vibrant soundbridge patients: generic and specific measures, short-term and long-term outcomes.
Franz MuiggPhilipp ZelgerSonja RossiHeike KühnJoachim SchmutzhardSimone GrafViktor WeichboldPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
VSB recipients experienced a quick improvement of their HRQoL. After just three months of device use, a significant improvement of hearing-specific HRQoL and a clinically relevant improvement of generic HRQoL were seen. After three months, no essential changes of HRQoL occurred in our sample, suggesting that the achieved level of HRQoL may remain stable in the long term.