Differences between School and Workplace Environments and Support Methods for Cochlear Implant Users

Onishi Akiko, Nishimura Koji, Fujimura Shintaro, Mori Naoe, Omori Koichi, Yamamoto Norio

doi:10.5112/jjlp.64.96

<p>Cochlear implant users feel discomfited when they start working after graduating from school because of their change of environment. In this study, we performed a survey based on questionnaires administered to 21 students and 32 workers who wore cochlear implants to clarify the support methods necessary for cochlear implant users to enable them to adapt to their workplace environment. Significantly more workers used only oral or combined oral and written communication in their workplace than those using combined oral and sign language. The sound environment of the workplace for workers was constantly noisy, more frequently than that for students. The workers were significantly less satisfied with their communication, relationships with their colleagues, and the significance of their work than the students. Less than half of the students and workers used communication-assisting tools; however, most of their users utilized those instruments effectively. Going forward, it will be essential to improve the sound environment and achieve acceptance of cochlear implant users' hearing ability in the workplace, and to make communication-assisting tools more popular among cochlear implant users.</p>

Differences between School and Workplace Environments and Support Methods for Cochlear Implant Users

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