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Objective: to evaluate physical and psychosocial states of children with severe to profound hearing loss before and after cochlear implant surgery.
Methods: This research was done on 34 children that had cochlear implants and their parents. Parents of participants answered the PedsQL questionnaire before and 6 months after full mapping of the CI device.
Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference between the pre-operative and post-operative CI physical and psycho-social scores.
Conclusion: The children showed better psychological life, social communication and physical activities after the CI use. So, this questionnaire should be used in CI centers to give important feedbacks.
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10.21608/ejnso.2019.57902
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Cochlear implant, Questionnaire
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Egyptian Journal of Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology
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Physical and psychosocial Impact of Cochlear Implantation on children