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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 10/2018

Open Access 01-10-2018 | Review Article

The impact of rehabilitation on quality of life after hearing loss: a systematic review

Authors: Arjuna Brodie, Bethany Smith, Jaydip Ray

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 10/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

Hearing loss is a major health problem and is associated with several negative outcomes such as difficulties in communicating and poor quality of life. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review to evaluate the impact of different types of hearing rehabilitation after hearing loss and their impact on quality of life.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted on Pubmed which retrieved 549 articles. Of these, 29 articles regarding cochlear implants, bone anchored hearing devices and traditional amplification hearing aids have been systematically reviewed. The search was limited to articles published from 1960/01/01 to 2017/05/22, included human participants and available in English.

Results

The main finding was that hearing rehabilitation is beneficial in all types of hearing loss and treatment regarding quality of life. However, bone-anchored hearing devices and cochlear implants were shown to produce greater improvements in terms of quality of life than conventional hearing aids.

Conclusion

From these findings, we concluded that hearing rehabilitation does have a positive impact on quality of life after hearing loss.
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Metadata
Title
The impact of rehabilitation on quality of life after hearing loss: a systematic review
Authors
Arjuna Brodie
Bethany Smith
Jaydip Ray
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-018-5100-7

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