Listening evaluation of cochlear implant users: comparison of subjective and objective evaluation by visual analogue scale.

This study aimed to use short-form visual analogue scale cochlear implantation questionnaires to evaluate subjective aspects at each out-patient visit. The correlation between subjective hearing tests using the short-form visual analogue scale and objective hearing outcomes was evaluated. This study was conducted in a single centre. Cochlear implant users ( A significant correlation was found between the short-form visual analogue scale questionnaire and objective hearing outcome, for words ( Short-form visual analogue scale cochlear implantation questionnaires mean cochlear implant users spend less time answering subjective visual analogue scale questionnaires, and clinicians estimate a patient's cochlear implantation hearing and abnormality by chronological evaluation.