Earlier age at the time of cochlear implantation in congenitally deafened children has been demonstrated to be significantly correlated to improved outcomes.
Results Show Long-Term Success for Hybrid CI in Patients with High- Frequency SNHL
Successes include benefits in speech perception abilities significantly better than those in the preoperative best-aided condition.
Cochlear Implants: Changing Indications and New Technology
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation Offers Significant Benefits in Difficult Listening Situations
Bilaterally implanted patients benefit significantly in difficult everyday listening situations
Issues Surrounding Cochlear Implants for Certain Patients with Hearing Loss
A panel of experts at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting discuss options in unilateral versus bilateral hearing loss
Routine Audiometry Correlate Strongly With Formal CI Candidacy Evaluation
Routine audiometric findings can be used to identify patients who are likely to meet CI candidacy upon formal testing.
Choice of Ear for Cochlear Implantation: Implant the Better- or Worse-Hearing Ear?
These studies demonstrate signicant benefit of bimodal stimulation over a single CI
Hybrid Cochlear Implant Helps Preserve Residual Low-Frequency Hearing
In this study, the Nucleus Hybrid S8 provided improved word understanding in quiet and noise
New Computer Program May Help Predict Outcomes of Cochlear Implants in Children
A new computer program may be able to predict which hearing-impaired children treated with cochlear implants will develop effective language skills two years after implantation
Choosing the Better- Or Worse-Hearing Ear for Cochlear Implantation
Implantation of the poorer ear has raised concerns that the implant could be less beneficial in an auditory system that has been long deprived of stimulation