Cochlear implantation in unilateral hearing loss: impact of short- to medium-term auditory deprivation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Single sided deafness (SSD) results in profound cortical reorganization that presents clinically with a significant impact on sound localization and speech comprehension. Cochlear implantation (CI) has been approved for two manufacturers' devices in the United States to restore bilateral function in SSD patients with up to 10 years of auditory deprivation. However, there is great variability in auditory performance and it remains unclear how auditory deprivation affects CI benefits within this 10-year window. This prospective study explores how measured auditory performance relates to real-world experience and device use in a cohort of SSD-CI subjects who have between 0 and 10 years of auditory deprivation.

Methods

Subjects were assessed before implantation and

SUBMITTER: Ullah MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10591100 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature