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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 Surgery2021

Auditory performance in a group of elderly patients after cochlear implantation.

Alexandros Giourgas, Martin Durisin, Anke Lesinski-Schiedat, Angelika Illg, Thomas Lenarz

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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, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Alexandros GiourgasDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical University, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Germany. giourgas.alexandros@mh-hannover.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3996-1426
Martin DurisinDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical University, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Anke Lesinski-SchiedatDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical University, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Angelika IllgDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical University, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Thomas LenarzDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical University, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe retrospective case review investigated the effect of cochlear implantation in subjects aged 61 years or older with respect to their auditory performance. The study also analysed the effect of age on the performance, and it drew a comparison between the outcomes of older and younger adults.

methodsThe outcome in a group of 446 patients aged 61 to 89 years at the time of unilateral cochlear implantation was compared with the outcome in a group of 110 patients aged 17 to 42 years. Auditory performance was measured with open-set monosyllabic word testing and sentences in quiet and in noise.

resultsIn the monosyllabic word recognition test, the group of older adults performed significantly better after cochlear implantation compared with their scores prior to implantation (p < 0.001; r = 0.59). Their auditory performance correlated negatively with their age. However, the correlation was of small strength. Significant differences in auditory performance were detected between sexagenarians and octogenarians (p < 0.001; r = 0.27). Additionally, a statistically significant difference was revealed between the groups of older and younger adults in the monosyllabic word test (p = 0.001; r = 0.15).

conclusionElderly cochlear implant recipients can benefit significantly from cochlear implantation. Although higher age correlates negatively with auditory performance, its influence in the presented sample is small.

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Cochlear ImplantationCochlear ImplantsSpeech PerceptionAgedAged, 80 and overHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAgeingCochlear implantationElderlySpeech perception

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