title: Performance of Cochlear Implants in Pediatric Patients with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the performance and results of CIs (cochlear implant) in patients with AN (auditory neuropathy) and to present a medical literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective chart review of patients with AN who were treated with CI. The mesh terms used for the review in the Pubmed and Scopus databases were as follows: "hearing loss, cochlear implants, rehabilitation of persons with hearing impairment, auditory neuropathy".
  
  
  METHODS
  The Mann-Whitney test was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample consisted of 10 patients. The mean age at surgery was 4.3 years, range 2-16 years. The average length of CI use was 5.2 years. The comparison of hearing levels before and after CI use showed a significant improvement in all patients, with p<0.05. All of them also reported an increase in overall satisfaction 1 year after the procedure. A CI is the standard treatment for the hearing rehabilitation of patients with severe profound hearing loss who do not benefit from conventional hearing aids. There are diseases such as AN that also invoke a discussion in the literature regarding CI benefits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individuals with an demonstrated a significant gain in hearing levels and language use with CI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear Nose Throat Head and Neck Surgery, UNICAMP (Campinas University, São Paulo, Brazil), Campinas, Brazil. guimachadocarvalho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Guilherme Machado
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Priscila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Castilho
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Edi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sartorato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006313:Hearing Loss, Central / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies