Cochlear implantation: an overview

NL Deep, EM Dowling, D Jethanamest… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted device for the treatment of severe to
profound sensorineural hearing loss in children and adults. It works by transducing acoustic …

The Chronological Evolution of Cochlear Implant Contraindications: A Comprehensive Review

N Hamed, N Alajmi, FI Alkoblan, YA Alghtani… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cochlear implantation has emerged as a transformative intervention in addressing profound
hearing loss, offering a paradigm shift in auditory rehabilitation for individuals with restricted …

Cochlear implantation under local anesthesia with conscious sedation in the elderly: first 100 cases

JR Connors, NL Deep, TK Huncke… - The …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report the outcomes on a large series of elderly patients who underwent
cochlear implantation (CI) surgery under local anesthesia with conscious sedation (LA‐CS) …

Frailty and quality of life after cochlear implantation in older adults

A Aylward, M Murphy-Meyers… - … –Head and Neck …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To examine the relationship among frailty index, hearing measures, and hearing-
related quality of life (QOL) in older recipients of cochlear implants. Study Design Cross …

Patient satisfaction and experience with anesthesia: A multicenter survey in Saudi population

A Alsaif, S Alqahtani, F Alanazi… - Saudi journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Three hundred and three patients who underwent surgery regardless the type of
anesthesia were surveyed. The interview conducted face-to-face before surgery then within …

Cochlear implantation under local anesthesia in 117 cases: patients' subjective experience and outcomes

A Dietz, T Lenarz - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To report the outcomes and the patients' subjective experience of cochlear
implantation (CI) performed under local anesthesia (LA). To describe a new form of …

Cochlear implantation under local anesthesia: a possible alternative for elderly patients

N Kecskeméti, M Szőnyi, M Küstel, A Gáborján… - European Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction As average life-expectancy increases, a sufficient hearing rehabilitation for
elderly patients with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss becomes more …

Outcomes of cochlear implantation in adults over 85 years of age

ER Spitzer, SB Waltzman - Cochlear Implants International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim Untreated hearing loss is risk factor for dementia, depression and falls in the elderly
population. The present study evaluated the outcomes of cochlear implantation in adults …

A State-of-the-Art Method for Preserving Residual Hearing During Cochlear Implant Surgery

A Dietz, P Linder, M Iso-Mustajärvi - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2023 - jove.com
The developments in surgical techniques and cochlear implant (CI) electrode design have
expanded the indications for CI treatment. Currently, patients with high-frequency hearing …

Cochlear implants: the effects of age on outcomes

ER Spitzer, SB Waltzman - Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Cochlear implants (CIs) provide access to sound for children and
adults who do not receive adequate benefit from hearing aids. Age at implantation is known …