Preoperative vestibular assessment protocol of cochlear implant surgery: an analytical descriptive study

Preoperative vestibular assessment protocol of cochlear implant surgery: an analytical descriptive study.

INTRODUCTION Cochlear implants are undeniably an effective method for the recovery of hearing function in patients with hearing loss. OBJECTIVE To describe the preoperative vestibular assessment protocol in subjects who will be submitted to cochlear implants. METHODS Our institutional protocol provides the vestibular diagnosis through six simple tests: Romberg and Fukuda tests, assessment f...

Effect of cochlear implant surgery on vestibular function: meta-analysis study

IMPORTANCE Vestibular disorders have been reported following cochlear implant (CI) surgery, but the literature shows a wide discrepancy in the reported clinical impact. The aim of this meta-analysis is to quantify the effect of CI before and after surgery on the outcomes of vestibular tests, postural stability, and subjective perception of dizziness. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of CI su...

Cochlear implant in an ambulatory surgery center.

Presbycusis, or sensorineural hearing loss in the elderly population, affects approximately 40% to 50% of people over the age of 75. A variety of devices are available to those with hearing loss. Cochlear implants, for example, are especially useful for those with severe-to-profound hearing loss. The population is aging, so the demand for cochlear implantation in ambulatory surgery centers will...

Cochlear Implant Surgery

Vestibular function in cochlear implant users.

UNLABELLED Balance alterations in the postoperative of cochlear implant surgeries varies from 31 to 75%. AIM to analyze vestibular function in the pre and postoperative periods of cochlear implanted individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS the vestibular function was assessed, through electronystagmography, in 38 patients, in the pre and postoperative of cochlear implant procedures. RESULTS The...