Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing
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 comple...
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| author | Fielden, Claire A. Mehta, Rajnikant L. Kitterick, Pádraig T. |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-392552020-05-04T17:45:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39255/ Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing Fielden, Claire A. Mehta, Rajnikant L. Kitterick, Pádraig T. 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. Taylor & Francis 2016-04-21 Article PeerReviewed Fielden, Claire A., Mehta, Rajnikant L. and Kitterick, Pádraig T. (2016) Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing. Cochlear Implants International, 17 (sup1). pp. 47-50. ISSN 1754-7628 cochlear implants; bimodal aiding; cochlear implant candidacy; contralateral hearing aid; residual hearing choice of ear http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14670100.2016.1155805 doi:10.1080/14670100.2016.1155805 doi:10.1080/14670100.2016.1155805 |
| spellingShingle | cochlear implants; bimodal aiding; cochlear implant candidacy; contralateral hearing aid; residual hearing choice of ear Fielden, Claire A. Mehta, Rajnikant L. Kitterick, Pádraig T. Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| title | Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| title_full | Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| title_fullStr | Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| title_short | Choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| title_sort | choosing which ear to implant in adult candidates with functional residual hearing |
| topic | cochlear implants; bimodal aiding; cochlear implant candidacy; contralateral hearing aid; residual hearing choice of ear |
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