Virtual reality in rehabilitation of sensorineural hearing loss in adults

Abstract

Objectives to study the influence of the individual characteristics of a patient with chronic sensorineural hearing loss on the perception of VR technique. Material and methods.The perception of VR was studied in 77 people in relation to their gender, age, auditory function, psychological and cognitive status. Results.All the patients positively evaluated the use of the virtual reality method. The level of perception of VR in adults is determined by the degree of auditory impairment. A negative correlation was revealed between the indicators of cognitive and psychological status of the examined persons and the level of perception of VR. Conclusion.The VR technique can improve the existing aural rehabilitation methods, especially in the group of people with socially significant hearing impairments.

Keywords

• aural rehabilitation
• virtual reality
• cognitive status
• psychological status
• degree of hearing loss
• age