title: [Longterm Results of a Screening Procedure for Adult Cochlear Implant Candidates].
abstract: This study gives an estimation of the long term outcome of a screening procedure for cochlear implant candidacy in hearing aid users.In a recent retrospective study, hearing aid performance and audiometric measures in 185 subjects (318 ears) were analyzed. In the context of 2 years follow-up, the outcome of the ipsilateral screening procedure was analyzed. For patients who did receive a cochlear implant, their audiometric outcome measures were viewed into relation to their preoperative results.From the 96 ears identified as cochlear implant candidates, 34 were provided with a cochlear implant. 222 ears were identified as hearing aid users. Only 4 of these 222 ears were provided with a cochlear implant. Cochlear implant recipients with a preoperative speech recognition score with hearing aids above zero showed a mean improvement of 65% points in Freiburg monosyllabics.The audiometry-based screening procedure enables an effective management of the referral process of cochlear implant candidates.
authors.affiliation: Audiologische Abteilung, Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.affiliation: Cochlear Deutschland, Hannover, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hocke
authors.affiliation: Audiologische Abteilung, Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hast
authors.affiliation: Kopf- und Halschirurgie, HNO-Klinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hornung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013069:Speech Reception Threshold Test; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult