[Cochlear implant in the aged patient].
Despite the fact that elderly people live frequently alone and frequently have difficulties of vision, is it reasonable to refuse to supply a patient with a cochlear implant only because he is too old? We compare the results of 87 post-lingually implantees as a function of age, less than 60 years (young) and 60 years or more (old). We assessed the implant efficacy using the Protocole Francophone d'Evaluation (PFE), appreciated the speech-therapist's opinion and the patient's satisfaction, and counted the number of hours per day the implant was used (H/D). The PFE score was significantly higher in young than old. However the speech-therapist's opinion and the patient's satisfaction as well as H/D did not differ significantly in the 2 series. Elderly people are supplied with a great benefit from cochlear implants. Therefore age is not a contraindication for implantation.
Laboratoire de Recherches ORL, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Paris Saint-Antoine.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D005260:Female; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
L'implant cochléaire chez le sujet âgé.