Saxena, Rajeev C. “Social Media Utilization in the Cochlear Implant Community”. Tufts University School of Medicine. Feb. 2014. Web. 6 Apr. 2015. <http://www.researchposters.com/Posters/AAOHNSF/AAO2014/SP310.pdf>. Cochlear implants have been received by over 200,000 people in need worldwide, and the number continues to grow as technology, affordability, and access to this resource improves. The three largest cochlear implant companies–Cochlear (most active), Advanced Bionics, and Med-El–are widely active on social media: through Facebook, YouTube, and on their own website forums, discussion groups, and mentorship. A case study organized through Tufts School of Medicine equates that “population growth in CI users in the past decade has coincided with an extensive evolution of Internet-based communication patterns, including that of social media”. The output is a full, in-depth, and dense analysis, and includes dynamic breakdowns of numerical data, visual feedback, and concrete conclusions to the study. Personal belief, supported by medical know-how, that “it is important [for] medical providers to understand the type of health care information available online. [At this time], no previous study has investigated the utilization of social media in the CI community. The role of social media has been studied in ophthalmology, oncology, and psychiatry, but not yet in this specialized community”. It is evident that “the CI community engages in the use of a wide range of online social media sources. The CI community utilizes social media for support, advocacy, rehabilitation information, research endeavors, and sharing of personal experiences”.
American Academy of Audiology. “Social media utilization in the cochlear implant community”. NCBI. PubMed. 26 Feb. 2015. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.< http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25690778>. Through the process of lab reports, the topic of the Social Media of Cochlear Implants will be the primary research focus of my portfolio. Therefore, my chosen primary sources are aligned to this topic. As stated within the summary, the “purpose of this study was to investigate participation of the CI community in social media Websites”. This case study was conducted through the accredited American Academy of Audiology, and published to Pub Med–US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. The inclusion of social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, as well as blogs and online forums represents an expected social landscape, and provides the comprehensive numerical input/output, and recognition of patterns, that will be allowable towards my research portfolio. American Academy of Otolaryngology. “Current Landscape of Social Media and Blogosphere in the Cochlear Implant Community”. Sage Journals. 2013. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.< http://oto.sagepub.com/content/151/1_suppl/P201.2.abstract>. This online journal is the “official peer-reviewed publication of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation”. In addition to the previous, this is similar case study aligned with the social media landscape of cochlear implant communities. Granted, as stated, “this is the first known comprehensive review of utilization patterns of social media in the CI community”. This both complements the previous study, as well as validates the evident influence that social media has on hearing loss recipients. This second study also reveals the necessity for case studies to take place, in order to organize this feedback of various social aspects, to be used to further improve online environments. –Frank
Cochlear implants have been received by over 200,000 people in need worldwide, and the number continues to grow as technology, affordability, and access to this resource improves. The three largest cochlear implant companies–Cochlear (most active), Advanced Bionics, and Med-El–are widely active on social media: through Facebook, YouTube, and on their own website forums, discussion groups, and mentorship. A case study organized through Tufts School of Medicine equates that “population growth in CI users in the past decade has coincided with an extensive evolution of Internet-based communication patterns, including that of social media”. The output is a full, in-depth, and dense analysis, and includes dynamic breakdowns of numerical data, visual feedback, and concrete conclusions to the study. Personal belief, supported by medical know-how, that “it is important [for] medical providers to understand the type of health care information available online. [At this time], no previous study has investigated the utilization of social media in the CI community. The role of social media has been studied in ophthalmology, oncology, and psychiatry, but not yet in this specialized community”. It is evident that “the CI community engages in the use of a wide range of online social media sources. The CI community utilizes social media for support, advocacy, rehabilitation information, research endeavors, and sharing of personal experiences”.
American Academy of Audiology. “Social media utilization in the cochlear implant community”. NCBI. PubMed. 26 Feb. 2015. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.< http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25690778>.
Through the process of lab reports, the topic of the Social Media of Cochlear Implants will be the primary research focus of my portfolio. Therefore, my chosen primary sources are aligned to this topic. As stated within the summary, the “purpose of this study was to investigate participation of the CI community in social media Websites”. This case study was conducted through the accredited American Academy of Audiology, and published to Pub Med–US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. The inclusion of social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, as well as blogs and online forums represents an expected social landscape, and provides the comprehensive numerical input/output, and recognition of patterns, that will be allowable towards my research portfolio.
American Academy of Otolaryngology. “Current Landscape of Social Media and Blogosphere in the Cochlear Implant Community”. Sage Journals. 2013. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.< http://oto.sagepub.com/content/151/1_suppl/P201.2.abstract>.
This online journal is the “official peer-reviewed publication of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation”. In addition to the previous, this is similar case study aligned with the social media landscape of cochlear implant communities. Granted, as stated, “this is the first known comprehensive review of utilization patterns of social media in the CI community”. This both complements the previous study, as well as validates the evident influence that social media has on hearing loss recipients. This second study also reveals the necessity for case studies to take place, in order to organize this feedback of various social aspects, to be used to further improve online environments.
–Frank