| Literature DB >> 22813984 |
Sharon Tamir1, Evelyne Ferrary, Stéphanie Borel, Olivier Sterkers, Alexis Bozorg Grayeli.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate hearing preservation in adults receiving cochlear implants with Flex arrays. Fifteen adults (19 ears) implanted with Flex EAS® (n = 4) or Flex Soft® (n = 15; MedEL, Innsbruck, Austria) were included in this retrospective study. The mean array insertion length was 25 ± 0.9 mm (n = 19), and the mean cochlear coverage was 435 ± 14.5° (n = 19), with no difference between EAS and Soft arrays. Residual low-frequency hearing was preserved in all implanted ears but deteriorated [pure-tone average (125-1000 Hz) 55.1 ± 2.90 dB before vs. 81.0 ± 3.02 dB after surgery (n = 19, p < 0.01)]. Both Flex arrays allow deep insertion with reproducible hearing preservation.Mesh：
Year: 2012 PMID： 22813984 DOI： 10.1159/000339894
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Audiol Neurootol ISSN： 1420-3030 Impact factor: 1.854