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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2022

Clinical significance of the neural response telemetric thresholds in Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant patients.

Ching-Nung Wu, Chao-Hui Yang, Ping-Che Huang, Yi-Wen Huang, Chung-Feng Hwang

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ching-Nung WuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Chao-Hui YangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Ping-Che HuangDepartment of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
Yi-Wen HuangDepartment of Medicine, Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
Chung-Feng HwangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Chang Gung University · TWChung Shan Medical University · TWKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

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Abstract

backgroundIt is unclear whether neural response telemetric (NRT) thresholds are related to lexical tonal language performance after cochlear implants (CIs). We explored the factors associated with changes in NRT thresholds and postoperative performance of CI patients.

methodsPatients receiving nucleus 24 CIs in our hospital from November 2010 were enrolled. We analyzed medical records and NRT thresholds. Mandarin speech and tone identification were measured in CI patients for at least 1 year postoperatively.

resultsSeventy-two patients with an average age of 16.1 years received CIs. The postoperative NRT threshold was lower than the intraoperative threshold. The NRT threshold was higher in the early- than the late-activation group (mapping within 21 vs >21 days postoperatively, respectively). Lower intraoperative NRT thresholds and curved electrodes were significantly associated with lower postoperative NRT thresholds. In multiple linear regression analysis, only postoperative NRT thresholds significantly affected speech and tone perception, including word recognition scores, tone perception, and comprehension of easy and difficult sentences (all p < 0.05). Other clinical parameters, including age, gender, implant type, and activation timing, were not significantly associated with clinical tone or speech outcomes.

conclusionCurved electrode arrays were associated with lower postoperative NRT thresholds. A lower postoperative NRT threshold might predict better performance of Mandarin-speaking CI patients. Future studies should evaluate factors that affect both postoperative NRT thresholds and lexical tonal language performance.

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Cochlear ImplantationCochlear ImplantsSpeech PerceptionAdolescentAge FactorsHumans

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