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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2019

Expanding unilateral cochlear implantation criteria for adults with bilateral acquired severe sensorineural hearing loss.

Wendy J Huinck, Emmanuel A M Mylanus, Ad F M Snik

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The role of high-resolution Computer Tomography in prediction of the round window membrane visibility and the feasibility of the round window electrode insertion.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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  5. The effect of cochlear implantation on autonomy, participation and work in postlingually deafened adults: a scoping review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wendy J HuinckDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. wendy.huinck@radboudumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-4657
Emmanuel A M MylanusDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Ad F M SnikDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo report on a retrospective cohort study on the effects of expanding inclusion criteria for application of cochlear implants (CIs) on the performance 1-year post-implantation.

methodsBased on pre-implantation audiometric thresholds and aided speech recognition scores, the data of 164 CI recipients were divided into a group of patients that fulfilled conservative criteria (mean hearing loss at 0.5, 1 and 2 kHz > 85 dB HL and phoneme scores with hearing aids < 30%), and the remaining group of patients that felt outside this conservative criterion. Speech recognition scores (in quiet) and quality of life (using the NCIQ) of both groups, measured at 1-year post-implantation, were compared.

resultsThe group that felt outside the conservative criterion showed a higher phoneme score at 1-year post-implantation compared to the conservative group, suggesting that relaxed criteria have a positive influence on the speech recognition results with CI. With respect to quality of life, both groups significantly improved 1-year post-implantation. The conservative group showed a higher benefit on the advanced perception domain of the NCIQ. Based on their worse pre-implantation hearing, this was expected.

conclusionsThe data suggest that relaxation of CI indication positively affects the speech recognition performance of patients with severe hearing loss. Both groups of patients showed a positive effect of CI on the quality of life. This benefit relates to communication skills and the subjective day-to-day functioning in society.

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Cochlear ImplantsAgedAudiometryAuditory ThresholdCochlear ImplantationFemaleHearing AidsHearing Loss, BilateralHearing Loss, SensorineuralHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSpeech PerceptionCI indication criteriaCochlear implantationHearing lossPerformanceQuality of lifeSpeech recognition

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