Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing

Fielden, Claire A.; Mehta, Rajnikant L.; Kitterick, P�draig T.

Abstract

This study examined whether audiologists consider the potential benefits of contralateral hearing aid use following cochlear implantation when recommending which ear to implant in UK adult candidates with residual hearing. Thirty-four audiologists from providers of adult implantation services completed a decision-choice experiment. Clinicians were willing to consider recommending that the poorer ear be implanted, provided it had been aided continuously, suggesting that their decision making seeks to preserve access to residual hearing in the non-implanted ear where possible. Future approaches to determining candidacy should therefore consider that a sub-set of patients may obtain additional benefit from this residual hearing following implantation.

Citation

Fielden, C. A., Mehta, R. L., & Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing. Cochlear Implants International, 17(sup1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1155805

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Apr 21, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 31, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 31, 2017
• Journal: Cochlear Implants International
• Print ISSN: 1467-0100
• Electronic ISSN: 1754-7628
• Publisher: Maney Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: sup1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1155805
• Keywords: cochlear implants; bimodal aiding; cochlear implant candidacy; contralateral hearing aid; residual hearing, choice of ear
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/784159
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14670100.2016.1155805
• Additional Information: Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing. Claire A. Fielden, Rajnikant L. Mehta, and Pádraig T. Kitterick, Cochlear Implants International Vol. 17 , Iss. sup1, 2016.
• Contract Date: Jan 31, 2017