Background. Postoperative imaging after cochlear implantation is usually performed by conventional cochlear view (X-ray) or by multislice computed tomography (MSCT). MSCT after cochlear implantation often provides multiple metal artefacts; thus, a more detailed view of the implant considering the given anatomy is desirable. A quite new method is flat panel volume computed tomography. The aim of...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the effectiveness of simultaneous versus sequential bilateral cochlear implantation on postoperative outcomes in children with bilateral deafness and to evaluate the impact of the inter-implant interval and age at second implantation on postoperative outcomes in children who already received their first cochlear implant. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, and Web ...

The current study evaluates histopathologic changes in the temporal bones of 4 human subjects who underwent revision cochlear implantation. Specimens were removed at autopsy, fixed and prepared for histological study by standard techniques. Specimens were serially sectioned, reconstructed by two-dimensional methods, and the tracks of the initial and revision cochlear-implant electrodes identifi...

Recent research suggests that using visual speech in auditory training can improve auditory-only speech perception. The long term aim of our work is to investigate this approach for hearing-impaired users, in particular cochlear-implant users. In the pilot study presented in this paper, we use spectrally-distorted speech to train two different groups of normal hearing subjects: native English a...

Cost utility analysis is a method of cost-effectiveness analysis which provides results in terms of cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). Cost utility for the multichannel cochlear implant was calculated using Ontario Health Utilities Index data from 229 Nucleus 22-channel implant users and 32 cochlear implant candidates awaiting surgery. The health utility of the implanted group was grea...

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...

Bal ance 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. The main complaint of unb...