The purpose of this study is to provide the basic data for cochlear implant operation
and its management through investigating the level of satisfaction of hearing impaired
college students who took cochlear implants and their adaptation. For this study 21
students who had received cochlear implant operations participated. The results of this
study are summarized as follows.
First, the level of satisfaction consists of four topics : hearing rehabilitation program,
subject of operation decision, hearing comprehension ability and cochlear implant
operation. Most students rate as “average” in every item, especially they rate as “more
average” in the over satisfaction than under unsatisfaction. - - Second, the students’
adaptation to cochlear implants is like this. After receiving operations, most of them took
hearing rehabilitation program and got trained once a week. The place for training was
a treatment room in the hospital. It usually took less than 2 years or more than 5 years
for them to be trained. Many of them says that they do not always use the cochlear
implants. They use them whenever they need or they use them once in a while. Mainly
their parents make a decision on the operation conducting, but they scarcely know about
the operation procedure because of inadequate explanation. 71.4 percent of students
answers that the cochlear implant helps them, but 28.6percent of them answers it
doesn’t.
In conclusion, the cochlear implant is useful for the hearing-impaired but there are
still lots of things to be improved. In my opinion, it is necessary that there has to be
thorough explanation about effectiveness and procedure of cochlear implant operation. If
it goes with systematleahearing rehabilitation program, the cochlear implants will
contribute to better social life as well as vocational life ill contribute to be college
students.