Bilger R C, Stenson N R, Payne J L
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 1977 May-Jun;86(3 Pt 2 Suppl 38):165-76.
Each of the 13 subjects was interviewed, in a structured context, to determine their estimate of the value of the prosthesis to their daily life. The subjects who used their prostheses eight or more hours a day reported it to be more valuable in their daily living than did those who used it less than eight hours a day. The fulltime users reported that the prosthesis is most helpful to them as an adjunct to lipreading. All of them thought the prosthesis valuable in terms of "hearing" environmental sounds. While all of them reported noisy environments to be bothersome, the fulltime users did not turn off their stimulators in noise. Only two subjects, both infrequent users of their prostheses, reported that they would not undergo implant surgery again.
对13名受试者分别进行了结构化访谈，以确定他们对假肢在日常生活中价值的估计。每天使用假肢8小时或更长时间的受试者表示，假肢在他们的日常生活中比每天使用时间少于8小时的受试者更有价值。全职使用者报告说，作为唇读的辅助工具，假肢对他们帮助最大。他们所有人都认为假肢在“听到”环境声音方面很有价值。虽然他们所有人都报告说嘈杂的环境令人烦恼，但全职使用者在嘈杂环境中不会关闭刺激器。只有两名受试者，都是假肢的不常使用者，报告说他们不会再次接受植入手术。
