{"title":"Self-reported social well-being of children with hearing loss in 2023.","authors":"Lærke Hammer, Nete Rudbeck Kamper, Lone Jantzen, Stefania Serafin, Lone Percy-Smith","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2347769","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2347769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To study the level of social well-being for children with hearing loss (HL) using self-completed questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The data sample relates to a total of 22 children representing a new group of children with HL. This new group is defined as HL detected through neonatal hearing screening and fitted with hearing technology when relevant before 6 months, received bilateral cochlear implants before one year of age followed by specific educational training using the auditory-verbal practice. The age range was from 9 to 12 years. Two self-completed questionnaires were used: The California Bullying Victimisation Scale (CBVS) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The project design was a prospective case series.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Self-completed assessments revealed levels of social well-being for both questionnaires comparable to populations with normal hearing. CBVS results showed that a total of 52.6% reported being 'not a victim', 36.8% peer victims and 10.5% bully victims. Results from SDQ revealed that 94.7% of the children reported being within the normal level for scores on both social strength and difficulties, 5.3% scored slightly raised/lowered and 0% had high/low scores or very high/low scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The new group of children with HL presented with self-completed scores comparable to peers with normal hearing. It is time to raise expectations for children with HL in terms of not only outcomes on audition and spoken language but also most importantly on levels of social well-being. Furthermore, it is discussed whether this new group can also be defined as a new generation of children with HL.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"205-211"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923892","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":"The validity and reliability of Turkish version of the children's home inventory for listening difficulties - (C.H.I.L.D) questionnaire.","authors":"Nuriye Yildirim Gökay, Caner Baysan, Esra Yücel","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2304468","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2304468","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Children's Home Inventory for Listening Difficulties - (C.H.I.L.D) questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 121 children with cochlear implants and their families aged 3-12 years and 171 children with normal hearing and their families. Confirmatory factor analysis (C.F.A.) was used to assess construct validity, Cronbach's alpha was used to analyze internal consistency and test-retest reliability was also investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The reliability coefficients of the entire C.H.I.L.D family member (C.H.I.L.D-FM) and children version (C.H.I.L.D-C) were 0.983, 0.978, and Cronbach's coefficients were 0.992, 0.992, and the corrected item-total correlations increased from 0.989 to 0.994 and from 0.988 to 0.994, respectively. The scale's construct validity was excellent, according to the CFA analyses. The goodness-of-fit indexes (for the parent's version 0.892 and for the child's version 0.867) demonstrated a good fit for the single-factor construct, with only the normed fit index revealing an acceptable fit.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Turkish version of the C.H.I.L.D is a reliable and valid evaluation test for children and their family members.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"212-221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139490958","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}
Tiarnan Magos, Hala Kanona, Simon Morley, Sherif Khalil, Azhar Shaida
{"title":"Migration and other electrode complications following cochlear implantation.","authors":"Tiarnan Magos, Hala Kanona, Simon Morley, Sherif Khalil, Azhar Shaida","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2318838","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2318838","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate migration and other electrode-related complications in cochlear implant surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective review of all patients (adult and paediatric) undergoing cochlear implantation at a tertiary referral centre in England, between April 2019 and December 2021. Split arrays and patients who did not have post-op imaging were excluded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred and ninety-nine cochlear implants were performed including 90% primary and 10% revision surgeries. Two hundred and forty-eight (86%) of electrodes implanted were straight arrays.Twenty-seven (9%) demonstrated suboptimal position on post-operative imaging. Three (11%) were true migration, 4 (15%) possible migration, 15 (56%) had two or less extra-cochlear electrodes, 3 (11%) expected partial insertion and 2 (7%) demonstrated tip fold-overs. Twenty (74%) of arrays within the suboptimal insertion group were in primary surgeries. Six patients required re-implantation. The most common reason for re-implantation was migration.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Electrode migration after cochlear implantation may be more common than previously thought. We demonstrate rates of migration congruous with current literature; this is despite robust and varied fixation techniques. Notable in our series is that all true captured migrations were seen exclusively in straight arrays. The majority of patients in the possible and confirmed migration group had normal inner ear anatomy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Suboptimal electrode position following cochlear implant surgery is a recognized complication and can affect implant performance. Reporting may increase with more widespread use of sophisticated post-operative imaging. Use of a pre-curved electrode and routine use of appropriate fixation techniques may reduce migration rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"239-247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139934194","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}
Jaouad Abari, Ahmet M Tekin, Ilhan Bahşi, Vedat Topsakal
{"title":"More than 40 years of cochlear implant research: A bibliometric analysis.","authors":"Jaouad Abari, Ahmet M Tekin, Ilhan Bahşi, Vedat Topsakal","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2330793","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2330793","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Cochlear implantation is the most effective treatment for patients with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Much scientific work has been published since their inception. There is a need for a critical reflection on how and what we publish on cochlear implantation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All Science Citation Index Expanded featured articles between 1980 and 2022 with the word 'cochlear implants' or 'cochlear implantation' were collected from the Web of Science database. Separate characteristics, such as the publication dates, the journals, the number of citations, the countries of origin, the authors, the institutions and co-occurring keywords, were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>13,934 articles were included in the data analysis. The journals of of Otology and Neurotology, Ear and Hearing and of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology represent the top three most publishing journals. Hannover Medical School, the University of Melbourne and the University of Northern Iowa represent the top three most publishing institutions.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The amount of scientific publications on cochlear implant technology has increased for the last 40 years. Besides the focus on speech perception, the research landscape on cochlear implantation is broad and diverse. The number of countries and institutions contributing to these publications is limited.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This bibliometric analysis serves as a quantitative overview of the research landscape on cochlear implantation.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"222-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186310","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":"Pure endoscopic transcanal revision cochlear implantation for a misplaced electrode array: A novel and minimally invasive approach.","authors":"Secaattin Gülşen, Sercan Çıkrıkcı","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2318082","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2318082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Misplacement of the CI electrode array is one of the rarest complications of cochlear implant surgery. This condition can be noticed intraoperatively and diagnosed radiologically in the early postoperative period. To present a novel and minimally invasive revision approach for a misplaced cochlear implant (CI) electrode array.</p><p><strong>Case: </strong>In this case report, the authors present a previously undescribed alternative minimally invasive revision cochlear implantation approach for a patient with a misplaced CI electrode array in the right ear who underwent bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantation one and a half years ago at another center.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To correct CI electrode array misplacement, the endoscopic transcanal approach is a safe and effective alternative to the conventional approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"248-253"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974549","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}
Dragana Mitovska Fenov, Rolf Salcher, Eugen Kludt, Anke Lesinski-Schiedat, Jennifer Harre, Thomas Lenarz, Anja Giesemann, Athanasia Warnecke
{"title":"Long-term experience with biohybrid cochlear implants in human neurosensory restoration.","authors":"Dragana Mitovska Fenov, Rolf Salcher, Eugen Kludt, Anke Lesinski-Schiedat, Jennifer Harre, Thomas Lenarz, Anja Giesemann, Athanasia Warnecke","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2379124","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2379124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The implantation of biohybrid electrodes was introduced a few years ago in our clinic. These electrodes coated with autologous mononuclear cells releasing anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective factors are thought to reduce insertion trauma and maintain the vitality of surviving spiral ganglion neurons. The clinical feasibility of this approach has already been demonstrated. In the present retrospective study, the four-year results of the two sides (classical electrode and biohybrid electrode) in the bilaterally implanted patients were compared in order to investigate possible adverse long-term effects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients received a complete audiological diagnosis which also included a speech audiogram and impedance measurement. The measurements were carried out 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years after implantation. The hearing results were assessed by pure tone audiometry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All patients showed satisfactory speech understanding and similar impedances on both sides although they had a long-term deafness before implantation of the side provided with a biohybrid electrode array. The results of speech understanding and impedance measurements were stable for years. Cone beam computed tomography was performed in 4 patients three years after implantation and could rule out cochlear ossification. Other complications were also not registered in any of the patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to satisfactory outcomes and lack of complications, the biohybrid electrode is considered to be a safe option in cochlear implantation. The simplicity of application of autologous cells as a source of anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective factors via a biohybrid electrode array is a key step for cell-based, regenerative therapies for deafness.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"171-181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005861","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":"Awareness campaigns for cochlear implants: Are we making an impact?","authors":"Joshua M Kang, Mihai Bentan, Daniel H Coelho","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2334550","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2334550","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to determine if the major public awareness campaign for cochlear implants 'International Cochlear Implant Day' influenced national and international public interest as measured by internet search activity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Weekly search volume data in the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, Brazil, India, Japan, and a 'Worldwide' group for the search topic 'cochlear implant' was collected from Google Trends over a 5-year period (2017-2021). The 'Campaign' window was defined as 1 week before, the week of, and 2 weeks after International Cochlear Implant Day (February 25th). 'Non-Campaign' weeks were considered any data outside the 'Campaign' window.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the studied regions, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, India, and 'Global' demonstrated a significant increase in internet search activity between 2017 and 2021. Although some individual years showed significant increases during the 'Campaign' period for Canada, Germany, Brazil, and Japan, none showed statistically significant increases over the 5-year period studied.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Public awareness campaigns are recognized crucial elements to delivering effective healthcare, but their success varies worldwide. While data from Google Trends suggests that cochlear implant awareness campaigns can translate into increased internet searches, greater efforts can be made in select countries to improve public interest.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"93-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140337643","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}
Marie Bunne, Marte Myhrum, Muneera Iftikhar, Kjell Rasmussen, Benedicte Falkenberg-Jensen
{"title":"Cochlear-facial dehiscence - the most common cause of facial nerve stimulation from a cochlear implant? A case-control study.","authors":"Marie Bunne, Marte Myhrum, Muneera Iftikhar, Kjell Rasmussen, Benedicte Falkenberg-Jensen","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2316452","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2316452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> To investigate the prevalence of cochlear-facial dehiscence (CFD) and other radiographical pathologies in ears with facial nerve stimulation (FNS) from a cochlear implant (CI). <b>Methods:</b> Retrospective case-control study of 27 patients with CI and FNS on either ear (study group) and 27 patients without FNS, matched for age, sex and type of electrode array (control group). Preoperative CT scans of all 108 ears were re-evaluated. Subanalyses included comparisons between the study and control groups and associations between FNS and radiographic pathologies. <b>Results:</b> CFDs were detected in 20 of 54 ears (37%) in the study group and in 3 of 54 ears (6%) in the control group (P<i> </i>< 0.001). The corresponding numbers of otosclerosis were 10 (18%) and 0 (P<i> </i>= 0.011) and of developmental anomalies 16 (30%) and 8 (15%) (not significant). FNS was present in 33 ears in the study group, of which 14 (42%) had a CFD. FNS was absent in six ears with CFD and CI, four of which contralateral to an ear with FNS. Eight of 14 ears with FNS and CFD had a lateral electrode array and six had a perimodiolar electrode array. We found no association between the presence of CFD and stimulation thresholds for FNS. The adjusted odds ratio for developing FNS in the presence of a CFD was 9.9 (95% CI 2.7-36.0). <b>Conclusions:</b> CFD was the most common radiographic pathology in ears with FNS, with a 10-fold increased risk of FNS. To avoid CI-related FNS, preoperative CT scan and awareness of typical dehiscence symptoms are strongly recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"154-164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906881","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}
Zohar Hovev, Eldad Silberstein, Daniel Michael Kaplan
{"title":"Salvage of the cochlear implant in cases of skin breakdown over the receiver/stimulator in children.","authors":"Zohar Hovev, Eldad Silberstein, Daniel Michael Kaplan","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2306442","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2306442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective and method: </strong>Skin breakdown over receiver/stimulator (RS) after cochlear implantation poses a serious challenge. We report our experience using a one-stage reconstruction and implant salvage approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between the years 2005 and 2017 five children, all females, with congenital- bilateral sensorineural hearing loss were identified. In all cases, a temporoparietal fascia flap (TPFF) and a large scalp flap were used to provide a two-layer coverage to the exposed RS. In the first three cases, a split-thickness skin graft was used to cover the donor site defect. In the latter two cases, a larger rotation flap was used, and a skin graft was not required. One case required revision due to the dehiscence of the wound and exposure of the RS. In another case, an accidental electrode array explantation occurred and the patient underwent a revision cochlear implantation. All patients had achieved complete healing and no change in hearing thresholds with the implants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrate our one-stage salvage technique with TPFF that saves the implant and prevents a two-stage procedure. The success rate can be improved with special care at reconstruction and with better protection of the implant during the procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"147-153"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974550","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}
Susen Lailach, Johanna Martin, Paula Stephan, Dominique Kronesser, Thomas Zahnert, Marcus Neudert
{"title":"Influence of cochlear implantation on the working ability of hearing-impaired patients: A prospective study on potential influencing factors.","authors":"Susen Lailach, Johanna Martin, Paula Stephan, Dominique Kronesser, Thomas Zahnert, Marcus Neudert","doi":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2332035","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14670100.2024.2332035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study evaluates the effect of cochlear implantation (CI) on work ability. The influences of quality of life (QOL), age, mental health, and hearing were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seventy-nine patients undergoing CI surgery were evaluated preoperatively and 12 months postoperatively. Work ability was evaluated using the Work Ability Index (WAI). QOL was assessed with the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) and the WHOQOL-BREF. Mental health was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The WAI was unaffected by CI (Δ 0.8 ± 6.8, <i>p</i> = 0.42). No significant changes in WAI were observed for employees (Δ - 1.1 ± 5.7, <i>p</i> = 0.25) and pensioners (Δ -0.4 ± 7.8, <i>p</i> = 0.73). Patients without elevated depressiveness, stress, or somatoform symptoms had significantly better WAI.The multiple regression analyses show that WHOQOL-BREF (ß = 0.49, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001), age (ß = -0.34, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001), and depressiveness (ß = 0.33, <i>p</i> = 0.04) were significantly associated with WAI. In the employee group, the NCIQ (ß = 0.58, <i>p</i> = 0.008) had the strongest association with the WAI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Age, mental health, and QOL are predictive factors for work ability. This should be considered in the consultation and the rehabilitation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":53553,"journal":{"name":"COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL","volume":" ","pages":"109-121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140295303","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}