OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the effects of preoperative speech reception on postoperative speech recognition with a cochlear implant and to develop a statistical index allowing prediction of postoperative speech recognition before implantation. STUDY DESIGN: The study design was a retrospective case review with statistical modeling. SETTING: The study was conducted at a tertiary referral center with an associated Veteran's Administration hospital. PATIENTS: Postlingually deafened adults with and without residual speech reception participated. INTERVENTION: Cochlear implantation with Cochlear Corporation CI-22 and CI-24 devices was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Monosyllabic word recognition was measured. RESULTS: Duration of deafness and preoperative sentence recognition are both significant predictors of word recognition with a cochlear implant and can account for 80% of the variance in word recognition. CONCLUSIONS: Cochlear implant outcomes are variable but predictable within specific ranges.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the effects of preoperative speech reception on postoperative speech recognition with a cochlear implant and to develop a statistical index allowing prediction of postoperative speech recognition before implantation. STUDY DESIGN: The study design was a retrospective case review with statistical modeling. SETTING: The study was conducted at a tertiary referral center with an associated Veteran's Administration hospital. PATIENTS: Postlingually deafened adults with and without residual speech reception participated. INTERVENTION: Cochlear implantation with Cochlear Corporation CI-22 and CI-24 devices was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Monosyllabic word recognition was measured. RESULTS: Duration of deafness and preoperative sentence recognition are both significant predictors of word recognition with a cochlear implant and can account for 80% of the variance in word recognition. CONCLUSIONS: Cochlear implant outcomes are variable but predictable within specific ranges.
Authors: Eun Kyung Jeon; Christopher W Turner; Sue A Karsten; Belinda A Henry; Bruce J Gantz Journal: J Acoust Soc Am Date: 2015-10 Impact factor: 1.840
Authors: Laura K Holden; Jill B Firszt; Ruth M Reeder; Rosalie M Uchanski; Noël Y Dwyer; Timothy A Holden Journal: Otol Neurotol Date: 2016-12 Impact factor: 2.311