Comparison of self-esteem level of adolescents with cochlear implant and normal hearing

Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents who use cochlear implants

“…Chronologic age impacted self-report ratings of HRQoL on both the generic instrument and a CI module such that children who are chronologically younger report more positive ratings of HRQoL than their chronologically older peers, as expected. Chronologic age differences emerged on the CI module on items related to friends, school, and self-imagethe domains expected to show an effect of hearing loss [4][5][6][7][23][24][25][26]. The youngest group reported the most positive ratings and the oldest group reported the least positive ratings on the friends and self-image items.…”

“…Children with hearing loss who use hearing aids experience difficulties in social acceptance, self-esteem, peer relationships, and emotional adjustment relative to hearing peers [6,[23][24][25][26]. Huber [4] and Loy et al [5] found similar results in 8-to 16-year-old CI users, who rated the psychosocial domains of self-esteem, school, and friends least positively.…”

“…Although HRQoL research in other areas simultaneously collects responses on both generic and specific instruments to indicate changes in HRQoL in a comprehensive manner [1][2][3], studies in pediatric CI users focus on either generic topics or issues specific to cochlear implantation (e.g. satisfaction, comfort, and restrictiveness) [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Both generic and specific HRQoL are needed to understand fully the broader impact of cochlear implantation rather than compartmentalizing this intervention as an auditory-only phenomenon.…”

Children with hearing impairment – Living with cochlear implants or hearing aids

“…Even fewer studies focus on the children's own perceptions of their hearing and their experiences of using hearing aids [10,11]. Publications comparing the well-being of children who use CI with that of children without hearing impairment are also scarce [12,13].…”

Cochlear Implants in Children: A Review

“…It has been suggested that unless their language skills match those of their hearing peers, children with cochlear implants cannot fully integrate into the hearing community and develop positive self-esteem (Crouch, 1997;Lane & Grodin, 1997). However, as with many recent outcomes for children with cochlear implants, more recent research has shown equivalent levels of self esteem in children with cochlear implants and children with normal hearing (Loy et al, 2010;Martin et al, 2011;Sahli & Belgin, 2006).…”