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However, a proportion of implant recipients still struggle due to limited speech recognition\n and\/or greater communication demands in their daily lives. For these individuals a program of aural rehabilitation (AR) has the potential to improve outcomes. <jats:bold>Purpose<\/jats:bold>\u2003The study investigated the effects of a short-term AR intervention on speech recognition, functional communication,\n and psychosocial outcomes in post lingually deafened adult CI users. <jats:bold>Research Design<\/jats:bold>\u2003The experimental design was a multisite clinical study with participants randomized to either an AR treatment or active control group. Each group completed 6 weekly 90-minute individual treatment\n sessions. Assessments were completed pretreatment, 1 week and 2 months post-treatment. <jats:bold>Study Sample<\/jats:bold>\u2003Twenty-five post lingually deafened adult CI recipients participated. AR group: mean age 66.2 (48\u201080); nine females, four males; months postactivation 7.7 (3\u201016);\n mean years severe to profound deafness 18.4 (2\u201040). Active control group: mean age 62.8 (47\u201085); eight females, four males; months postactivation 7.0 (3\u201013); mean years severe to profound deafness 18.8 (1\u201055). <jats:bold>Intervention<\/jats:bold>\u2003The AR protocol consisted\n of auditory training (words, sentences, speech tracking), and psychosocial counseling (informational and communication strategies). Active control group participants engaged in cognitive stimulation activities (e.g., crosswords, sudoku, etc.). <jats:bold>Data Collection and Analysis<\/jats:bold>\u2003Repeated\n measures ANOVA or analysis of variance, MANOVA or multivariate analysis of variance, and planned contrasts were used to compare group performance on the following measures: CasperSent; Hearing Handicap Inventory; Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire; Client Oriented Scale of Improvement;\n Glasgow Benefit Inventory. <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2003The AR group showed statistically significant improvements on speech recognition performance, psychosocial function, and communication goals with no significant improvement seen in the control group. The two groups were statistically equivalent\n on all outcome measures at preassessment. The robust improvements for the AR group were maintained at 2 months post-treatment. <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\u2003Results of this clinical study provide evidence that a short-term AR intervention protocol can maximize outcomes for adult post lingually\n deafened CI users. The impact of this brief multidimensional AR intervention to extend CI benefit is compelling, and may serve as a template for best practices with adult CI users.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1722987","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,23]],"date-time":"2021-04-23T01:02:15Z","timestamp":1619139735000},"page":"144-156","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Maximizing Cochlear Implant Outcomes with Short-Term Aural Rehabilitation"],"prefix":"10.3766","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Claire Marcus","family":"Bernstein","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences, Gallaudet University, Washington, District of Columbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diane Majerus","family":"Brewer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, District of 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