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Thursday, 04. April 2024

Effects of Musical Training in Music Therapy

... Following Cochlear Implantation-A Case Report.


Recent publication


The insertion of a cochlear implant is considered standard therapy for age-related hearing loss. Physicians from the Division of Otorhinolaryngology at St. Pölten University Hospital have published the effects of combining a cochlear implant with music therapy in a person over 80 years old with hearing loss. The case report published in the journal "Audiology Research" describes the positive effects of the combination therapy on the patient´s quality of life. 

Magele, A, Wirthner, B, Schoerg, P & Sprinzl, GM 2024, 'Effects of Musical Training in Music Therapy Following Cochlear Implantation-A Case Report', Audiology Research, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 217-226. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres14020020

Clin. Ass. Prof. PD Dr. Astrid Magele MBA

Division of Otorhinolaryngology (University Hospital St. Pölten)

Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Mathias Sprinzl

Division of Otorhinolaryngology (University Hospital St. Pölten)