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Cochlear implant: A comparative analysis of using time

Implante coclear: análise comparativa do tempo de uso  

Adriana Laybauer Silveira Unchalo; Fabiane Regina Monteiro de Ávila; Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20262824225 Revista CEFAC, vol.28, n2, e4225, 2025
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Abstract

Purpose: to compare the time of cochlear implant use reported by caregivers and/or users with the actual time of use measured by data logging.

Methods: across-sectional study of cochlear implant patients with a data logging system compared reported data with logged data. The analysis used Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney test (p < 0.05).

Results: the sample comprised 46 individuals - 63% being females, and 80.4% being children. The reported time of use ranged from 8 to 14 hours, and the measured time ranged from 1 to 12 hours. The variables differed significantly: the reported time was 2.1 hours, on average, greater than the measured time (p < 0.001) in the overall sample and in the groups of children/adolescents and adults/older adults.

Conclusion: the time reported by family members/caregivers and/or users differed from the actual time of cochlear implant use; the actual time of use was less than that reported for time of use.

Keywords

Cochlear Implant; Hearing Loss; Children; Adults; Aged

Resumo

Objetivo: comparar o tempo referido de uso do implante coclear (IC) pelos responsáveis e/ou usuários com o tempo de uso real aferido pelo registro de dados.

Métodos: estudo transversal, incluindo pacientes em uso de IC com sistema de registro de dados. Foi feita a comparação entre os dados relatados e os constantes no software. A análise foi realizada por meio do teste t-student ou Mann-Whitney (p < 0,05).

Resultados: a amostra foi composta por 46 indivíduos, sendo 63% do sexo feminino e a maioria crianças (80,4%). O tempo de uso referido variou entre oito e 14 horas, e o tempo aferido entre um e 12 horas. Foi constatada diferença significativa entre as variáveis analisadas, sendo o tempo referido, em média, 2,1 horas maior do que o aferido (p < 0,001), na amostra geral e nos grupos de crianças/adolescentes e adultos/idosos.

Conclusão: houve diferença entre o tempo referido pelos familiares/responsáveis e/ou usuários e tempo de uso real do implante coclear, sendo o tempo real menor que o tempo de uso referido.

Palavras-chave

Implante Coclear; Perda Auditiva; Crianças; Adultos; Idosos

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Submitted date:
06/05/2025

Accepted date:
10/30/2025

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