Pediatric Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Minimum Test Battery and Referral Criteria for Cochlear Implant Candidacy Evaluation

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 166; no. 3; p. 405
• Main Authors: Anne, Samantha, Brown, Kevin D, Goldberg, Donald M, Adunka, Oliver F, Kenna, Margaret, Chien, Wade, Teagle, Holly, Zwolan, Teresa A, Sydlowski, Sarah A, Roush, Patricia, Buchman, Craig A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Hearing Loss, Bilateral; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - rehabilitation; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - surgery; Humans; Referral and Consultation; Speech Perception; Treatment Outcome; neurologically impaired; health-related quality of life; cochlear implantation

Among the various cochlear implant systems approved by the Food and Drug Administration, current labeling for pediatric usage encompasses (1) bilateral profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in children aged 9 to 24 months and bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in childre...