Impact of unilateral vs. bilateral evaluation on cochlear implant candidacy.
Hoppe U, Hocke T, Hast A (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Journal
Book Volume: 144
Pages Range: 207-218
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2024.2336562
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The indication criteria for cochlear implantation differ considerably across regions. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the effects of different candidacy criteria on the number of cochlear implant (CI) candidates. METHODS: We analysed a very large clinical audiological database comprising pure-tone thresholds and speech-audiometric data in order to identify CI candidates on the basis of different audiometric candidacy criteria. In particular, we simulated the effects of three different CI candidacy criteria. RESULTS: The bilateral evaluation of CI candidacy has the strongest influence on the number of potential CI candidates. Additionally, the cut-off criteria for middle-ear implants have a large effect on numbers of candidates when air conduction has deteriorated.Conclusions and Significance: Expanding the indication criteria opens up the possibility of improving the accurate identification of individual cases suitable for cochlear-implant provision.
Authors with CRIS profile
Ulrich Hoppe
Professur für Audiologie
Anne Hast
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (HNO-Klinik)
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Hoppe, U., Hocke, T., & Hast, A. (2024). Impact of unilateral vs. bilateral evaluation on cochlear implant candidacy. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 144(3), 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/00016489.2024.2336562
MLA:
Hoppe, Ulrich, Thomas Hocke, and Anne Hast. "Impact of unilateral vs. bilateral evaluation on cochlear implant candidacy." Acta Oto-Laryngologica 144.3 (2024): 207-218.
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