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Bilateral BCHIs consistently show significant improvements in the quality of life (QOL), with a 20-patient study finding a 38-point increase in the Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory [27]. A further study of 93 bilateral BCHI patients using the GBI found that benefit scores were significantly higher than in a unilateral BCHI population and that scores were similar to those measured after cochlear implantation [28].