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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

High Electrode Impedance Values in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients May Imply Insufficient Auditory and Language Skills Development.

Faris F Brkic, Sekib Umihanic, Alen Harcinovic, Lejla Piric, Fuad Brkic

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  1. Electrode impedance in cochlear implantation: determinants, dynamics, and clinical implications.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 · 2026
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  3. Regional analysis of impedance shifts in paediatric cochlear implantation: insights into early electrode-tissue interface dynamics.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 · 2026
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Faris F BrkicDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0770-6677
Sekib UmihanicDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Alen HarcinovicDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lejla PiricDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fuad BrkicDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Abstract

backgroundMeasurements of electrode impedance values are routinely performed after cochlear implantation. The primary objective of the study was to determine if pediatric, prelingually deafened patients with different postoperative performances showed significantly different impedance values one year after implantation.

methodsThis study comprised 42 pediatric cochlear implant recipients provided with the device in a single academic tertiary referral center between 1 January 2000, and 31 December 2016. Medical chart analysis was performed in order to assess evolution of impedance values during the first postoperative year on a monthly basis. Electrode impedance values measurements one year postoperatively were compared between children with successful and unsuccessful auditory and language skills development assessed using the EARS protocol (a name of a performance test). Furthermore, values were compared among recipients of different implant types and among different cochlear segments.

resultsA gradual rise of average impedance values was found during the first months of implant use (1st month, 7.32 kΩ; 3rd month, 7.86 kΩ) with the peak at the 4th postoperative month (7.96 kΩ), followed by a gradual decrease towards the 12th month (6th month, 7.62 kΩ; 12th month, 6.86 kΩ). Lower values at the 12th postoperative month were observed in recipients with successful development compared to patients presented with unsuccessful development (6.22 kΩ vs. 7.82 kΩ;

conclusionHigh electrode impedance values one year after implantation in pediatric patients may imply insufficient auditory and language skills development. Further studies are needed in order to validate our results.

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auditory and language skills developmentelectrode impedance valuespediatric cochlear implant

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PMID32069787
PMCPMC7074351

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