Table 5 Descriptive results of the questionnaire about the challenges during cochlear implantation procedure
Questions | Â | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Q.1. Did the length of the procedure period cause any problem for you? | Yes | 80% |
No | 20% | |
Q.2. Did you feel that the steps are too much before the operation? | Yes | 80% |
No | 20% | |
Q.3.Did the unavailability of the device at the present time causes a problem for you? | Yes | 48% |
No | 52% | |
Q.4. Have the problems of maintenance, expensive spare parts, and the possibility of device breakage worried you? | Yes | 100% |
Q.5. Have you really had any problems with maintenance? | Yes | 60% |
No | 40% | |
Q.6. Were excessive spare parts an obstacle for you? | Yes | 100% |
Q.7. Did the device broke before? | Yes | 20% |
No | 80% | |
Q.8. Did you face problems about not using the device while bathing, or when going to the sea, or in the stadiums? | Yes | 40% |
No | 60% | |
Q.9. Did you face problems from not using the device while sleeping (for example for calling him in the morning to wake up)? | Yes | 68% |
No | 32% | |
Q.10. Does your child face any problems from not being able to hear properly in the noise? | Yes | 40% |
No | 60% | |
Q.11. Did remote programming sessions cause any problems for you? | Yes | 32% |
No | 68% | |
Q.12. Did the programming session costs cause any problem for you? | Yes | 20% |
No | 80% | |
Q.13. Does the distance from the communication sessions cause any problem for you? | Yes | 60% |
No | 40% | |
Q.14. Are the costs of the communication sessions causing any problem for you? | Yes | 88% |
No | 12% | |
Q.15. Do you think that you could not be able to develop the device if a new, more advanced device appeared? | Yes | 68% |
No | 32% | |
Q.16. Do the absence of any services for our children in schools, either classroom equipped to reduce surrounding noise like certain walls or using FM system technologies cause any problem for you? | Yes | 76% |
No | 24% |