QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS: EFFECT OF IMPLANT AGE ON GENERAL FUNCTIONING

Anna Vinu Varghese; Dr. A Turin Martina

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS: EFFECT OF IMPLANT AGE ON GENERAL FUNCTIONING

Anna Vinu Varghese, Dr. A Turin Martina

Abstract :

Cochlear implant is the most wonderful invention of the 20th century. Since the mid–1980s, the cochlear implant has been used for children who have a profound he� loss. In order to state the efficiancy of the implantation quality of life has to be evaluated. One of the important domain to assess QOL is general functioning. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of implant age on general functioning in children with cochlear implants. Parents of 60 cochlear implanted children participated in the study. The participants were divided into 2 groups based on their implant age. A questionnaire assessing the general functioning in children with cochlear implants was constructed and was administered to the target population after the pilot study. The results showed that there exist a significant difference between the two groups in terms of general functioning.