Access to aidable residual hearing in adult candidates for cochlear implantation in the UK

Fielden, Claire A.; Hampton, Rosa; Smith, Sandra; Kitterick, P�draig T.

Abstract

Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) permits candidates to receive a cochlear implant provided they only hear sounds louder than 90 dB HL at 2 and 4 kHz. In some patients, their level of residual hearing may be sufficient to warrant the use of a hearing aid in their non-implanted ear. A survey of unilaterally-implanted adults indicated that those implanted since the publication of NICE guidance were almost seven times more likely to use a hearing aid than those implanted prior to this. If contralateral hearing aid use provides additional benefits over implant use alone, it may be appropriate to consider the capacity to use residual hearing following implantation when determining candidacy.

Citation

Fielden, C. A., Hampton, R., Smith, S., & Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Access to aidable residual hearing in adult candidates for cochlear implantation in the UK. Cochlear Implants International, 17(sup 1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1153836

• 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: sup 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1153836
• Keywords: Cochlear implants, Bimodal aiding, Cochlear implant candidacy, Biomodal candidate, Contalateral hearing aid, Residual hearing
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/784143
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1153836
• Additional Information: Copyright 2016 Informa UK Limited