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Does Intraoperative Extracochlear Electrocochleography Correlate With Postoperative Audiometric Hearing Thresholds in Cochlear Implant Surgery? A Retrospective Analysis of Cochlear Monitoring.

Sabine Haumann, Marlene Mynarek Née Bradler, Hannes Maier, Victor Helmstaedter, Andreas Büchner, Thomas Lenarz, Magnus J Teschner

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Sabine HaumannDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9138-0277
Marlene Mynarek Née BradlerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Hannes MaierDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Victor HelmstaedterDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Andreas BüchnerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Thomas LenarzDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Magnus J TeschnerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

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Abstract

In recent years, tools for early detection of irreversible trauma to the basilar membrane during hearing preservation cochlear implant (CI) surgery were established in several clinics. A link with the degree of postoperative hearing preservation in patients was investigated, but patient populations were usually small. Therefore, this study's aim was to analyze data from intraoperative extracochlear electrocochleography (ECochG) recordings for a larger group.During hearing preservation CI surgery, extracochlear recordings were made before, during, and after CI electrode insertion using a cotton wick electrode placed at the promontory. Before and after insertion, amplitudes and stimulus response thresholds were recorded at 250, 500, and 1000 Hz. During insertion, response amplitudes were recorded at one frequency and one stimulus level. Data from 121 patient ears were analyzed.The key benefit of extracochlear recordings is that they can be performed before, during, and after CI electrode insertion. However, extracochlear ECochG threshold changes before and after CI insertion were relatively small and did not independently correlate well with hearing preservation, although at 250 Hz they added some significant information. Some tendencies-although no significant relationships-were detected between amplitude behavior and hearing preservation. Rising amplitudes seem favorable and falling amplitudes disadvantageous, but constant amplitudes do not appear to allow stringent predictions.Extracochlear ECochG measurements seem to only partially realize expected benefits. The questions now are: do gains justify the effort, and do other procedures or possible combinations lead to greater benefits for patients?

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Audiometry, Evoked ResponseAuditory ThresholdCochleaCochlear ImplantationCochlear ImplantsHearingAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAudiometry, Pure-ToneChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHearing LossHumanscochlear implantelectrocochleographyhearing preservation

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PMID38715410
PMCPMC11080760

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