Effects of chronic electrical stimulation on patients using a cochlear prosthesis.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
Eighteen patients using the Nucleus multichannel cochlear prosthesis underwent annual evaluations for electrical thresholds, dynamic range, and speech recognition abilities for a period of 1 to 5 years. Results revealed no correlation between length of usage of a cochlear implant and electrical thresholds. The dynamic range was initially wider in the patients with open-set speech recognition, but narrowed in subsequent years. There was a correlation between length of deafness and postoperative performance.
Medical subject headings
- Cochlear Implants
- Deafness
- Electric Stimulation