Background: The Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) is a disease-specific questionnaire to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients before and after cochlear implantation.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the German translation of the NCIQ.
Materials And Methods: A prospective study was performed in 100 postlingually deaf or severely hearing-impaired patients.