ArticleAudiology & neuro-otology2024
Patient and Device Factors Contributing to Electrically Evoked Stapedial Reflex Thresholds in Cochlear Implanted Adults.
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- Long-Term Electromyographic Monitoring of the Stapedius Reflex via Implanted Electrodes in Sheep: Toward Objective Autonomous Cochlear Implant Fitting.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionOptimal cochlear implant (CI) outcomes are due to, at least in part, appropriate device programming. Objective measures, such as electrically evoked stapedial reflex thresholds (ESRTs), can be used to more accurately set programming levels. However, underlying factors that contribute to ESRT levels are not well understood. The objective of the current study was to analyze how demographic variables of patient sex and age, along with CI electrode location, influence ESRTs in adult CI recipients.
methodsA single institution retrospective review was performed. Electronic medical records, CI programming records, and clinic database of postoperative computerized tomography were reviewed to gather information regarding patient demographics, ESRTs, and electrode array metrics including medial-lateral distance and scalar location. Linear mixed models were constructed to determine how demographic variables and electrode position influence ESRTs recorded in 138 adult CI recipients.
resultsESRTs were significantly affected by recipient age, with older listeners demonstrating higher ESRT levels. On average, males had higher ESRT levels when compared to females. In a subset of the study sample, ESRT levels increased with increasing medial-lateral distance; however, there was not a statistically significant effect of electrode type (lateral/straight arrays compared to perimodiolar arrays). ESRTs were not affected by scalar location. DISCUSSION/
conclusionsThe results suggest that key demographic and electrode position characteristics influence the level of ESRTs in adult CI recipients. While ESRTs are widely used to assist with CI programming, underlying factors are not well understood. The significant factors of aging and sex could be due to middle ear mechanics or neural health differences. However, further data are needed to better understand these associations.
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