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Table 3 Disutility values

From: The cost-effectiveness of Cochlear implants in Swedish adults

Health state

Disutility

Duration

Reference

Short term adverse events

Dysgeusia (taste disturbance)

0.020

6 months

Model assumption

Vertigo

0.033

6 months

[43]

Tinnitus

0.050

6 months

[44]

Wound infection

0.042

6 months

[45]

Long term adverse events

Vertigo

0.033

Lifetime

[43]