title: Towards a consensus on a hearing preservation classification system.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The comprehensive Hearing Preservation classification system presented in this paper is suitable for use for all cochlear implant users with measurable pre-operative residual hearing. If adopted as a universal reporting standard, as it was designed to be, it should prove highly beneficial by enabling future studies to quickly and easily compare the results of previous studies and meta-analyze their data.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop a comprehensive Hearing Preservation classification system suitable for use for all cochlear implant users with measurable pre-operative residual hearing.
  
  
  METHODS
  The HEARRING group discussed and reviewed a number of different propositions of a HP classification systems and reviewed critical appraisals to develop a qualitative system in accordance with the prerequisites.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Hearing Preservation Classification System proposed herein fulfills the following necessary criteria: 1) classification is independent from users' initial hearing, 2) it is appropriate for all cochlear implant users with measurable pre-operative residual hearing, 3) it covers the whole range of pure tone average from 0 to 120 dB; 4) it is easy to use and easy to understand.
authors: Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing , Warsaw , Poland.
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mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans