Sequential bilateral cochlear implants in children and adolescents : Outcomes and prognostic factors

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OBJECTIVES: Cochlear implants (CI) have enabled an increasing proportion of deaf children to develop oral communication. Despite the well-known benefits of bilateral implantation, many of these children and teenagers have only a unilateral implant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of sequential bilateral CI and the influence of relevant factors on outcome.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: A single-center retrospective study included 109 children and adolescents who received a second sequential CI between 2008 and 2016. Subjects were evaluated before sequential implantation and subsequently at 3, 12 and 24 months, on Speech Intelligibility Rating and speech perception tests: Categories of Auditory Performance, word and sentence recognition in silence and in noise. The influence of inter-implant interval and performance with the first CI were analyzed.

RESULTS: In the majority of patients, sequential CI provided significant improvement in speech and intelligibility perception. These benefits were seen not only for short but also for long inter-implant intervals. Some subjects with poor performance with their first implant showed significant progression after sequential bilateral implantation.

CONCLUSION: In view of the benefits of sequential bilateral CI, we suggest that a second CI should be proposed to all unilaterally implanted children and adolescents, regardless of inter-implant interval and initial performance with the first CI. Further studies need to be conducted to identify prognostic factors for success in sequential contralateral implantation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:136

Enthalten in:

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases - 136(2019), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 69-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baron, S [VerfasserIn]
Blanchard, M [VerfasserIn]
Parodi, M [VerfasserIn]
Rouillon, I [VerfasserIn]
Loundon, N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
Evaluation Study
Inter-implant interval
Journal Article
Prognosis
Sequential cochlear implantation
Speech perception

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Date Completed 18.11.2019

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.anorl.2018.09.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289497744