Diurnal Cortisol Levels and Subjective Ratings of Effort and Fatigue in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: A Pilot Study

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To date, there has been no work using salivary cortisol to assess listening-related stress and fatigue in college-age adults with hearing loss. Subjective ratings revealed that AHL required significantly more effort and concentration on typical auditory tasks than the control group. Likewise, complaints of listening-related fatigue were more frequent, and more of problem in everyday life. However, there was no significant difference in cortisol measures between groups.

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