Influence of contralateral acoustic hearing on adult bimodal outcomes after cochlear implantation

• Published in: International journal of audiology Vol. 55; no. 8; p. 472
• Main Authors: Plant, Kerrie, van Hoesel, Richard, McDermott, Hugh, Dawson, Pamela, Cowan, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.08.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cochlear Implantation - methods; Cochlear Implants - psychology; Female; Hearing; Hearing Loss, Unilateral - physiopathology; Hearing Loss, Unilateral - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Noise; Prospective Studies; Psychoacoustics; Speech Acoustics; Speech Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Cochlear implant; candidacy; acoustic hearing; bimodal; outcomes

To examine post-implantation benefit and time taken to acclimate to the cochlear implant for adult candidates with more hearing in the contralateral non-implanted ear than has been previously considered within local candidacy guidelines. Prospective, within-subject experimental design. Forty postlin...