Social competence in children with cochlear implants: is it possible to catch up with their peers?

Ozlem Topcu Fahrettin Deniz Senli Merve Ozbal Batuk Samet Kılıç Gonca Sennaroglu

Published 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 (2020)

Anger-aggression scores and anxiety-withdrawal scores were similar between children using cochlear implant and normal hearing peers, whereas children with CI show lower social competence abilities than normal hearing peers. Earlier beginning to the rehabilitation programs coincide with lower anger-aggression scores. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to reflect these findings more objectively, from the view of teachers.

Keyphrases

healthcare
young adults
mental health
hearing loss
physical activity
public health
depressive symptoms
soft tissue
sleep quality