...Jamie A. Schlacter; Leena Asfour; Margareta Morrissette; William Shapiro; Emily Spitzer; Susan B. Waltzman Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine how bimodal stimulation affects quality of life (QOL) during the postoperative period following cochlear implantation (CI). These data could...

...Beomcho Jun; Sunwha Song Introduction: Preoperative evaluation of cochlear morphology is important for successful cochlear implantation. This study analyzed the cochlear canal by three-dimensional reconstructions of temporal bones using computed tomography (CT). Methods: Fifty temporal bones from...

...Yi-Lu Li; Chia-Szu Chen; Hui-Mei Yang; Hsiao-Chuan Chen; Jiunn-Liang Wu Introduction: Cochlear implantation is an effective treatment for children with deafness. Although the binaural effect of bilateral cochlear implantation on sound localization and speech perception in noisy environments has...

...Molly Smeal; Hillary Snapp; Sebastian Ausili; Meredith Holcomb; Sandra Prentiss Purpose: This study investigated the objective and subjective benefit of a second cochlear implant (CI) on binaural listening tasks of speech understanding in noise and localization in younger and older adults. We aimed...

...Christiane Völter; Kirsten Oberländer; Imme Haubitz; Rebecca Carroll; Stefan Dazert; Jan Peter Thomas Introduction: Several factors are known to influence speech perception in cochlear implant (CI) users. To date, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been fully clarified. Although many CI users...

... for cochlear implantation (CI) expand, the number of elderly CI recipients is also increasing. We report complication rates, survival duration, and audiological outcomes for CI recipients aged 80 years and over and discuss the cost utility of CI in this age group. Methods: A retrospective cohort study...

...William G. Morrel; Nauman F. Manzoor; Benoit M. Dawant; Jack H. Noble; Robert F. Labadie Introduction: Translocation of precurved cochlear implant (CI) electrodes reduces hearing outcomes, but it is not known whether it is possible to correct scalar translocation such that all electrodes reside...

... hearing loss, the benefit of cochlear implantation is challenging to predict in the case of auditory neuropathy and is rarely described. We present a case series of cochlear implantation in patients with documented neurosarcoidosis. Results: Seven cases of cochlear implantation in 4 patients...

...Meredith A. Holcomb; James R. Dornhoffer; Theodore R McRackan Purpose: Cochlear implant (CI) sound-processing strategies are important to the overall success of a CI recipient. This study aimed to determine the effects of 2 Advanced Bionics (AB) CI-processing strategies, Optima-S and Optima-P...

... cognitive functions. So far, the data are limited, and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. The study aimed to analyze the impact of cochlear implantation on cognition in a large homogeneous population of hearing-impaired adults using a comprehensive non-auditory cognitive assessment...

... gene have been reported in patients with autosomal recessive hearing loss (HL) DFNB7/11. The prevailing auditory phenotype of individuals with DFNB7/11 is congenital, profound, bilateral HL, but the functional outcome after cochlear implantation (CI) described in the literature is variable...

...Francka J.J. Kloostra; Emile de Kleine; Rolien H. Free; Rutger Hofman; Pim Van Dijk Introduction: While cochlear implantation may have a positive effect on tinnitus, it is not effective in reducing tinnitus in all patients. This may be due to different patients requiring different strategies...

... population, which makes it likely that a certain number of patients receiving a cochlear implant (CI) would have it. However, little is known about the influence of SCD on the CI outcome. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the influence of SCD on CI outcome with regard to short- and long-term...

...Gina Na; Jeon Mi Lee; Hyun Jin Lee; Yeonsu Jeong; Jinsei Jung; Jae Young Choi Introduction: Fluctuating hearing loss is a distinctive feature caused by SLC26A4 variants. We investigated whether cochlear implantation had protective or deleterious effect on hearing fluctuation in patients...

.... These mutations cause hearing loss originating from dysfunction of sensory inner ear hair cells. Of all the affected siblings, 2 brothers and 1 sister, part of an Afghan family, were referred to our clinic for diagnostic workup and candidacy selection for cochlear implantation (CI). Methods: Molecular analysis...

...Golda Grinblat; Diana Vlad; Antonio Caruso; Mario Sanna Objectives: To assess the validity of the subtotal petrosectomy (STP) technique in problematic cases of cochlear implant (CI) surgery, and review indications, outcomes, and related controversies. Study Design: This is a retrospective review...

...Young Hoon Yoon; Jong Bin Lee; Jee-Hye Chung; Ki Wan Park; Bong Jik Kim; Jin Woong Choi Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) was considered as a contraindication of cochlear implantation (CI) in the past. Recently, various surgical options have been adopted for CI in CSOM patients...

...Julia Louza; Christopher Rösel; Robert Gürkov; Eike Krause; Friedrich Ihler Background: Cochlear implantation is an important method of hearing rehabilitation. Earlier studies have shown the influence of implantation on the vestibular system. However, until now, the effect of hearing rehabilitation...

...Clemens Honeder; Chengjing Zhu; Julia Clara Gausterer; Hanna Schöpper; Navid Ahmadi; Nodir Saidov; Michael Nieratschker; Franz Gabor; Christoph Arnoldner Introduction: In recent years, the preservation of residual hearing has become a major factor in patients undergoing cochlear implantation (CI...

...Maurizio Barbara; Rita Talamonti; Anna Teresa Benincasa; Silvia Tarentini; Chiara Filippi; Edoardo Covelli; Simonetta Monini Introduction: Cochlear implantation (CI) has been reported to negatively affect vestibular function. The study of vestibular function has variably been conducted using...