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Focused listening with a New Cochlear Implant Recommendation

This survey is designed to investigate whether or not cochlear implant audiologists recommend listening with only a newly implanted ear, without hearing aid or first implant on the contralateral ear.

Please answer the following questions. There are no right or wrong answers. We are hoping to use the information you provide to better understand what is currently being done, and use this as a launching point for creating more concrete recommendations in the future.

Thank you for your participation!

How many years have you worked with cochlear implant recipients?

In what country do you practice?

In what type of setting do you work?

How many audiologists are employed at your workplace?

Approximately how many implants does your place of work implant, per year?

Approximately how many cochlear implants do you, personally, fit per year?

Did you receive any sort of training in school as to whether listening with just a "new" implant alone (without contralateral hearing aid or cochlear implant) should be recommended?

Yes

I can't recall

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When you are seeing a patient for a cochlear implant activation and the patient wears a hearing aid on the contralateral ear, do you recommend that the patient do some type of listening at home with the cochlear implant, alone?

How many hours at a time do you recommend that your patient wears the implant, alone?

Less than 1 hour

1 hour

1-2 hours

2 hours

More than 2 hours

It depends

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What does your recommendation depend on?

For how many months post-activation do you make this recommendation?

Less than 1 month

1 month

1-3 months

3 months

3-6 months

6 months

Greater than 6 months

It depends

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What does your recommendation depend on?

What percentage of your cochlear implant patients (0%-100%) do you recommend focused listening with just the implant (without the hearing aid on the contralateral ear)?

What would determine whether or not you make this recommendation? (What factors do you consider)?

Check ALL that apply, and click "other" to add in any response that is not listed.

Performance level with the new implant

Motivation of the patient

Cognitive ability level of the patient

Dependence on the hearing aid

Events in the patient's life (available time)

Other

Explain "Other":

What type of listening do you recommend with just the implant alone?

Just wearing the implant alone (no active listening)

Books on tape

Television

Manufacturer-provided resources (e.g. Listening Room)

Other

Explain "other":

How often do you recommend formal aural rehabilitation with the implant alone? (i.e. structured exercises in an online or offline format to be done with the "new" implant alone)

I make this recommendation to every patient

I make this recommend to some patients

I do not recommend this to patients

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Why Not?

When you are seeing a patient for a second (sequential) cochlear implant activation, do you recommend that the patient do some type of listening at home with the second cochlear implant, alone?

How many hours per day do you recommend that your patient wears the second implant, alone?

Less than 1 hour

1 hour

1-2 hours

2 hours

More than 2 hours

It depends

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What does your recommendation depend on?

For how many months post-activation of the new implant do you make this recommendation?

Less than 1 month

1 month

1-3 months

3 months

3-6 months

6 months

Greater than 6 months

It depends

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What does your recommendation depend on?

What percentage of your cochlear implant patients (0%-100%) do you recommend focused listening with just the second implant?

What would determine whether or not you make this recommendation? (What factors do you consider)?

Check ALL that apply, and click "other" to add in any response that is not listed.

Performance level with the new implant

Motivation of the patient

Cognitive ability level of the patient

Dependence on the first implant

Events in the patient's life (available time)

Other

Explain "Other":

What type of listening do you recommend with just the second implant?

Just wearing the implant alone (no active listening)

Books on tape

Television

Manufacturer-provided resources (e.g. Listening Room)

Other

Explain "other":

How often do you recommend formal aural rehabilitation with the second implant alone? (i.e. structured exercises in an online or offline format to be done with the "new" implant alone)

I make this recommendation to every patient

I make this recommend to some patients

I do not recommend this to patients

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Why Not?

Do you verify with the patient that listening with just the "new" implant was done, if you recommended it?

Usually Yes

Usually No

Other

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How do you verify that your recommendation of listening with just the "new" implant, alone, was followed?

Please explain, "other"

Do you feel that the recommendation of listening with a "new" cochlear implant, alone, helps speed up progress in speech recognition ability?

Yes

I'm not sure

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