Predictors of second-side cochlear implant performance have not been well studied. We sought to assess whether speech recognition scores from first-side cochlear implant (CI1) could predict second-sid...
Retrospective review using a prospectively collected database....
Academic tertiary care hospital....
Fifty-seven adults with postimplantation speech recognition testing performed at least 12 months after CI2....
Sequential bilateral CI....
CI2 performance at ≥12 months as measured using consonant-nucleus-consonant (CNC) words and AzBio sentences in quiet and +10 dB signal-to-noise ratio (S/N)....
CI1 performance scores at ≥12 months were independently associated with CI2 performance scores at ≥12 months for CNC words (β = 0.371 [0.136-0.606], p = 0.003), AzBio sentences in quiet (β = 0.614 [0....
CI1 performance is an independent predictor of second-side performance as measured ≥12 months postimplantation. This may be a clinically useful metric when considering adult sequential bilateral impla...
Noonan syndrome (NS) is a congenital disorder characterized by a wide heterogeneity in clinical and genetic features. Hearing loss can frequently occur in NS, although not always mentioned in its diag...
We present the case of a child-girl affected by NS. Newborn hearing screening and audiological evaluations reveled an asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), profound at left ear and severe at r...
Hearing loss is a frequent finding in patients with NS; however, its nature and severity are very heterogenous. In consideration of the possible progression of SNHL, audiological follow-up in NS patie...
Due to the specificity of cochlear implantation (CI) programming parameters and outcomes in cochlear nerve deficiency (CND) patients, this study aimed to investigate the correlation between programmin...
Ninety (95 ears) CND patients (normal cochlea, 39; malformed cochlea, 56) and seventy-nine (81 ears) normal cochlea patients who underwent CI surgery with either Med-El or Cochlear devices were includ...
In the CND group, a reduced stimulation rate, higher pulse width, and triphasic pulse were needed in some cases. The stimulus levels of the CND group were significantly higher than that of the normal ...
The CI programming parameters of some CND patients need to be adjusted, and a slower stimulation rate and higher pulse width are required sometimes. CND patients need a higher stimulus level than norm...
Background and Objectives: Many otologists face a dilemma in the decision-making process of surgical management of patients with cochlear nerve (CN) aplasia. The goal of this study is to provide fresh...
The objectives of this study were to assess auditory perception and speech intelligibility outcomes in children with cochlear nerve (CN) hypoplasia who received cochlear implants (CIs) using Categorie...
In total, 40 children who received CI and who were aged between 3 and 18 years were included in this study. The study group included 20 children with CN hypoplasia at least one ear, while the control ...
Significant differences were found between the study and control groups' CAP II and SIR scores (p < 0.001). It was found that CAP II scores were positively correlated with SIR scores in the study (r =...
Even for children with severe inner ear malformation and CN hypoplasia, CI is an effective treatment modality for auditory perception and speech production. However, it should be noted that CN hypopla...
The objective of the study was to evaluate the proposed cochlear duct length estimation based on the cochlear 'A value'. Furthermore, we assessed the interobserver variability between radiology and ot...
Thirteen pediatric cochlear implant candidates were retrospectively analyzed by three otolaryngology physicians (attending physician, second year, and fourth year trainees) and a radiology attending. ...
The differences in measurements between the attending otolaryngologist and radiologist were not statistically different, while several significant differences were observed with regard to measurements...
Based on these results, cochlear duct length measurement according to the proposed method may be a reliable and cost-effective method. Indeed, otolaryngology training may be sufficient to provide meas...
Access to cochlear implantation can be restricted by financial burden, and little is known about the extent to which cochlear implant (CI) devices prices may vary between hospitals or manufacturers. W...
Congenital sensorineural hearing loss is a common congenital condition....
The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between nonverbal mental development and the effect of post-cochlear implant in children....
The study is a retrospective analysis of the CI program implemented at the ENT in the Lanzhou University Second Hospital (China). We reviewed data of 225 children who received CI between 2015 and 2018...
Preoperative non-verbal DQ correlates with the long-term postoperative result, especially the Eye-hand co-ordination and Performance DQ....
Preoperative non-verbal intelligence would predict postoperative effect. The single postoperative scale does not fully reflect the postoperative result....
With an aging population and increasing utilization of both cochlear implants (CI) to treat hearing loss and deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat neurodegenerative movement disorders, more patients w...
Two illustrative cases of sequential CI followed by DBS are reviewed. Relevant pre-, intra-, and postoperative issues are discussed for both DBS following CI surgery and CI following DBS surgery....
Despite the potential for challenges, sequential CI and DBS (and vice versa) can provide substantial benefit to those individuals with severe hearing loss and movement disorders. A thorough understand...
To explore socioeconomic disparities in cochlear implant evaluation (CIE) referrals and cochlear implantation....
Retrospective chart review....
Tertiary referral academic center....
Adult patients (n = 271) with an audiogram performed between 2015 and 2019 with a pure-tone average of at least 60 dB and word recognition score of 60% or less in the better-hearing ear or no word rec...
There were 122 insured patients referred to CIE where 84 were considered cochlear implant (CI) candidates and 73 were implanted. In multivariate regression analysis, non-English-speaking patients were...
Primary language spoken was associated with a disparity in rates of CIE referral. Insurance type did influence rate of cochlear implantation once patients completed CIE and were considered CI candidat...
