Abstract
Advances in technology and expanding candidacy guidelines have motivated many clinics to consider children with precipitously sloping high-frequency hearing loss as candidates for cochlear implants (CIs). A case study is presented of a pediatric CI patient whose hearing thresholds were preserved within 10 dB of preimplant levels (125-750 Hz) after receiving a fully inserted 31.5-mm electrode array at one ear. The primary goal of this study was to explore the possible benefit of using both a hearing aid (HA) and a CI at one ear while using a HA at the opposite ear. The authors find that although the use of bilateral hearing aids with a CI may only provide a slight benefit, careful attention must be paid to the coordinated fitting of devices, especially at the ear with two devices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 107-123 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Trends in Amplification |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2009 |
Keywords
- bimodal
- cochlear implant
- electroacoustic
- pediatric