Research Article
Restoration of Deafferentation Reduces Tinnitus, Anxiety, and Depression: A Retrospective Study on Cochlear Implant Patients
Table 1
Preoperative characteristics of CI candidates.
| Preoperative characteristics | Characteristics | Sum |
| Male : female, No. | 24 : 27 | Age at CI | (19-74) | Hearing aid use proportion before CI (%) | 60.8% (31/51) | Mean duration of severe deafness before CI (years) | (0.5-27) | Tinnitus proportion before CI (%) | 94.1% (48/51) | Catastrophic (78–100) | 22.9% (11/48) | Severe (58–76) | 25% (12/48) | Moderate (38–56) | 20.8% (10/48) | Mild (18–36) | 29.2% (14/48) | Light (0–16) | 2% (1/48) | Anxiety proportion before CI () | 51% (26/51) | Depression proportion before CI () | 52.9% (27/51) | Anxiety or depression proportion before CI () | 66.6% (34/51) |
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