Larissa Fernandes Gomes, Isabelle Costa de Vasconcelos, Karinna Veríssimo Meira Taveira, Sheila Andreoli Balen, Joseli Soares Brazorotto
{"title":"Functional near-infrared spectrometry for auditory speech stimuli in cochlear implant users: a systematic literature review.","authors":"Larissa Fernandes Gomes, Isabelle Costa de Vasconcelos, Karinna Veríssimo Meira Taveira, Sheila Andreoli Balen, Joseli Soares Brazorotto","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2427506","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2427506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to identify the acquisition features of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in cochlear implant users.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic literature review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global were searched using the PECOS acronym. Inclusion criteria encompassed studies involving fNIRS with speech stimuli in cochlear implant users of any age, with information on acquisition parameters and features. Risk of bias assessment was performed using the Joanna Briggs Institute tool.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nineteen studies were included, with thirteen exhibiting a low risk of bias. Noteworthy uniformity was observed in certain fNIRS acquisition features among cochlear implant users, including the waking state (awake), auditory stimuli of words or phrases presented in a free field, visual stimuli displayed during data collection as a secondary task, recording of responses in the bilateral temporal lobe, and a three-centimeter distance between optodes. Variations in acquisition were attributed to differing study purposes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review identifies common acquisition characteristics for fNIRS in cochlear implant users. Multicenter research efforts are advocated to further advance the utility of fNIRS in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"445-458"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142689720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James Dempsey, Karolina Kluk-De Kort, Iain A Bruce, Jaya Nichani
{"title":"Progressive hearing loss in childhood - shifting from reactive to dynamic management.","authors":"James Dempsey, Karolina Kluk-De Kort, Iain A Bruce, Jaya Nichani","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2394314","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2394314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advances in worn and implantable hearing device technology is such that hearing can now be successfully (re)habilitated from mild to profound hearing loss. Whilst hearing services have access to the latest digital hearing devices, bone conduction and cochlear implants, two main research and clinical challenges remain within the pediatric population, namely <i>matching the device to the hearing loss and needs of the individual</i> (e.g. borderline cochlear implant candidacy), and <i>early identification to facilitate timely intervention across the pediatric life span.</i> Deteriorating and later-onset hearing loss are exemplars of the challenges faced.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":"25 6","pages":"417-421"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143733193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alimohamad Asghari, Mohammad Farhadi, Ahmad Daneshi, Seyed Basir Hashemi, Marjan Mirsalehi, Nader Saki, Mohsen Rajati, Seyedhamidreza Abtahi, Hesamaldin Emamdjomeh, Majid Karimi, Arash Bayat, Yalda Dehghanpour, Leila Monshizadeh, Mahsa Sepehrnejad, Seyedeh Shahrzad Mirza Torabi, Ali Omidvari
{"title":"Cochlear reimplantation rate, causes, and outcomes: a multicenter study.","authors":"Alimohamad Asghari, Mohammad Farhadi, Ahmad Daneshi, Seyed Basir Hashemi, Marjan Mirsalehi, Nader Saki, Mohsen Rajati, Seyedhamidreza Abtahi, Hesamaldin Emamdjomeh, Majid Karimi, Arash Bayat, Yalda Dehghanpour, Leila Monshizadeh, Mahsa Sepehrnejad, Seyedeh Shahrzad Mirza Torabi, Ali Omidvari","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2448905","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2448905","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The current study aimed to evaluate cochlear reimplantation rate, causes, and audiological outcomes in a large group of patients in a multicenter study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study was conducted on patients with cochlear reimplantation surgeries between 2000 and 2022 in five academic referral centers. The rate and reasons for cochlear reimplantation surgeries were evaluated. The auditory performance and speech production outcomes were compared before and after cochlear reimplantation surgeries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 9,287 primary cochlear implantation surgeries, 186 reimplantations were performed (a cochlear reimplantation rate of 2%). The highest risk of reimplantation was found 2 to 4 years after primary implantation. Device failure was the main reason for cochlear reimplantation (81.2%). The categories of auditory performance and speech intelligibility rating scores were unchanged or improved in 57 out of 59 patients (96.6%), and 55 out of 59 patients (93.2%), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The cochlear reimplantation rate seems to be relatively low, with the cause of device failure in most cases. While the highest risk of reimplantation happened during the first four years after primary surgery, regular follow-ups are necessary, particularly during this time. The audiological outcomes do not worsen after reimplantation in most patients, and some children may experience some improvements.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"477-486"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cochlear implant in Wolfram syndrome: A case report.","authors":"Hetal Marfatia, Anav Rattan, Anushka Jain","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2442826","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2442826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Wolfram syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder, is characterised by diabetes insipidus, juvenile diabetes mellitus, optic nerve atrophy and deafness (DIDMOAD).</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>We present a case of a 21-year-old male diagnosed with Wolfram syndrome who underwent cochlear implantation due to progressive hearing loss. The patient first complained of bilateral hearing loss at the age of 8 years. As the hearing loss progressed hearing aids provided minimal benefit. A multidisciplinary team evaluated his extensive medical history, which included juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, seizures, vision abnormalities and hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism. Pure tone audiometry was done which showed sloping bilateral severe to profound hearing loss, more at higher frequencies. Hrct and Mri temporal bone showed normal cochlear architecture and cochlear nerve. The patient received a Nucleus Profile™ CI 632 cochlear implant. Postoperative evaluation revealed significant improvement, with a speech discrimination score of 90% at the most comfortable level three months post-implantation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Wolfram syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with multisystem involvement and debilitating symptoms. High-frequency sensorineural hearing loss is a common association and hearing rehabilitation using hearing aids and cochlear implants must be considered to improve the quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"487-491"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beata Diosi, Zsofia Bere, Angela Csomor, Tamara Tapai, Zoltan Toth, Edina Kovacs, Balint Posta, Miklos Csanady, Antal Nogradi, Zsigmond Tamas Kincses, Laszlo Rovo, Adam Perenyi
{"title":"Artefacts on magnetic resonance imaging with Osia®2 bone conduction hearing aid: A cadaver study.","authors":"Beata Diosi, Zsofia Bere, Angela Csomor, Tamara Tapai, Zoltan Toth, Edina Kovacs, Balint Posta, Miklos Csanady, Antal Nogradi, Zsigmond Tamas Kincses, Laszlo Rovo, Adam Perenyi","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2398833","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2398833","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Hearing implants often limit the assessment of magnetic resonance examinations due to susceptibility artefacts. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of artefacts attributed to the Osia®2 implant system in terms of utility in visualizing selected cranial structures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A BI300 implant and an OSI200 actuator were implanted into a human cadaver head in the audiologically most favourable position according to the manufacturer's guidelines. Scanning was accomplished using the institutional <i>head and inner ear</i> protocol with a General Electric 1.5 Tesla scanner with retained and removed implant magnet, extended with T1 and T2 weighted sequences with metal-artefact reduction (MAVRIC SL). Image quality was evaluated by three radiologists.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Osia®2 produced significant artefacts in most of the series of standard imaging sequences predominantly on the ipsilateral side of the head. The majority of the artefacts were caused by the implant magnet. Even without removing the magnet, MAVRIC SL improved image quality to such an extent that it became comparable with that after magnet removal.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The standard sequences suffer considerable quality loss due to the artefacts, attributed predominantly to the magnetic component. Metal-artefact reduction sequences are effective in obtaining sufficient-to-good quality images without surgical magnet removal.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"434-444"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Teresa Y C Ching, Vicky Zhang, Esti Nel, Sanna Hou, Paola Incerti, Anke Plasmans
{"title":"Effects of automatic auditory scene classification on speech perception in noise and real-world functional communication in children using cochlear implants.","authors":"Teresa Y C Ching, Vicky Zhang, Esti Nel, Sanna Hou, Paola Incerti, Anke Plasmans","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2415193","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2415193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the effects of automatic scene classification (SCAN) on speech perception in noise and real-world functional performance in children using cochlear implants (CIs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used a within-subjects repeated measures design in two studies. The first study assessed speech perception in noise with or without SCAN enabled in 25 school-aged children. The second study evaluated functional auditory performance in real life. Parents of 18 children provided ratings using the Parents' Evaluation of Aural/oral Performance of Children (PEACH) questionnaire; and children provided ratings using the Self Evaluation of Listening Function (SELF) questionnaire. Analyses of variance with repeated measures were used to examine the effect of SCAN.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>On average, speech perception in noise was significantly better with SCAN enabled (mean SRT: -4.1 dB; SD: 4.0), compared to SCAN disabled (mean SRT: 0.5 dB; SD: 3.5). Children's functional performance in real life was similar between the two device settings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Automatic auditory scene classification provides significant benefits for speech perception in noise (4.6 dB improvement). On average, there were no perceived detrimental or beneficial effects in real life. These findings support the use of SCAN in CIs for young children.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"422-433"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11952983/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillaume Lloret, Christophe Vincent, Michaël Risoud, Cyril Beck, Pierre Emmanuel Lemesre, Christian Renard, Jérôme André, Philippine Toulemonde
{"title":"Evaluation of a personalized auditory-cognitive training on the improvement of speech understanding in noise in cochlear implanted patients.","authors":"Guillaume Lloret, Christophe Vincent, Michaël Risoud, Cyril Beck, Pierre Emmanuel Lemesre, Christian Renard, Jérôme André, Philippine Toulemonde","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2441612","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2441612","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The cochlear implant is a commonly used implantable device for the auditory rehabilitation of severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The effectiveness of the implant, depends on many factors, including intensive auditory training, which is crucial. Intelligibility in a noisy environment is a current issue and poses a major difficulty for implanted patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the improvement in auditory performance in noise among cochlear implant patients who underwent personalized auditory-cognitive training for speech understanding tasks in noise.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a prospective study involving cochlear implanted patients divided into two groups. One group underwent auditory training in a noisy environment at home for 2 months (G1) while the other group served as a control (G0). A test of intelligibility performance in noise was conducted at inclusion and two months later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>52 patients were included in the study. The trained group, G1, showed a significant improvement with an increase of 4.8 dB in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) between the two tests (P < 0.01). There was no significant improvement in the control group (G0) (P = 0.756).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrated a significantly positive impact of personalized auditory training in a noisy environment for cochlear implant patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"467-476"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142900382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina Batthyany, Marc van der Schroeff, Jantien Vroegop
{"title":"Translation and validation of the Hearing Environments and Reflection on Quality of Life (HEAR-QL) questionnaire for preschool children in Dutch.","authors":"Christina Batthyany, Marc van der Schroeff, Jantien Vroegop","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2440977","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2440977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Early diagnosis, intervention and consistent follow-up of hearing loss is of great importance in children, given the broad impact of untreated childhood hearing loss. Currently, no hearing-specific QOL proxy questionnaire exists for preschool children with hearing loss in the Dutch language. Therefore, the aim of this study was to translate and validate the Preschool HEAR-QL questionnaire into Dutch.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Translation was conducted according the forward-backward procedure. Parents or caregivers of 60 normal-hearing children and 50 children with bilateral hearing loss aged 2-6 years old were invited to digitally complete the questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Preschool HEAR-QL questionnaire showed good discriminant validity between the normal-hearing and the hearing loss group, for its total score and some subscales. We concluded satisfying internal consistency given Cronbach's alpha values being above 0.70, nearly all alpha if item deleted values approaching the overall values, and item-subscale correlations above 0.30. Test-retest reliability was satisfying with all intraclass correlation coefficients being greater than 0.70.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This Dutch hearing-specific QOL proxy questionnaire can play an important role in the management and follow-up of early childhood hearing loss in Dutch health care and hearing centers. Future research on clinical data will further verify its utility in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"459-466"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Silicone allergy can lead to cochlear implant complication and explantation: a case report.","authors":"Syed Ahsan","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2413265","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2413265","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We report an unusual case of cochlear implant complication and eventual explantation secondary to an allergic reaction to silicone.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 62-year-old man who underwent cochlear implantation for asymmetric hearing loss developed an allergic response to the implant within a few weeks of the surgery. This led to subsequent explantation. Patch testing using the various parts of the implant revealed a hypersensitive response to the silicone component of the receiver stimulator. There have only been 6 reported cases of cochlear implant explantation secondary to allergic reactions to cochlear implants. The inflammatory reaction has been to the silicone component of the cochlear implant found in the silicone used in Cochlear America's implants.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although rare, it's important to be aware of delayed hypersensitivity reactions to the silicone component of a cochlear implant. Attention should be made to associate symptoms such as pruritis, urticaria and loss of hair as symptoms and signs of possible allergic reaction to the implanted component. Steroids may help to alleviate symptoms; however, symptoms have been shown to recur after cessation of steroids. Treatment requires the removal of the device.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"492-495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vanessa Y J Tan, Rodney Hollow, Sylvia Tari, Alex Rousset, Raoul Wills, Robert J S Briggs, Richard Charles Dowell
{"title":"Cochlear implant usage in single sided deafness and factors affecting usage.","authors":"Vanessa Y J Tan, Rodney Hollow, Sylvia Tari, Alex Rousset, Raoul Wills, Robert J S Briggs, Richard Charles Dowell","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2403224","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2403224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The primary objective was to examine duration of daily cochlear implant (CI) usage at 12 and 24 months post-operatively in single sided deafness (SSD). The secondary objective was to examine factors that could affect CI usage.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective cohort of patients with SSD who received CI from January 2015 to March 2020. CI usage was evaluated at 12 and 24 months. Hearing loss duration, tinnitus scores and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) were correlated with CI usage at 12 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Usage data was available for 54 patients at 12 months and 38 patients at 24 months. The mean usage was 8.2 h/day (SD 4.2) at 12 months, 7.0 h/day (SD 5.1) at 24 months. 5 out of 54 (9.3%) and 7 out of 38 patients (18.4%) were non-users at 12 and 24 months post-operatively. An improved mean SNR score from pre-operative 4.4 dB (SD 2.8) to - 0.70 dB (SD 4.2) at 12 months post-operative was positively correlated with CI usage at 12 and 24 months. Hearing loss duration and tinnitus scores were not associated with CI usage.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>18.4% of our patients were non-users at 24 months. Mean usage at 24 months was 7.0 h/day. Improved hearing in noise at 12 months was correlated with better usage.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"387-393"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142395234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}