title: Assessment and Outcome in Non-Traditional Cochlear Implant Candidates.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to assess: (i) patient expectations met as a measure of outcome in early-deafened, late-implanted (non-traditional) cochlear implant recipients and (ii) pre-implantation predictive factors for postoperative speech perception. The notes of 13 recipients were retrospectively reviewed. The mean age at onset of profound deafness was 1.5 years (range 0-6). The mean age at implantation was 37 years (range 22-51 years). Patient expectations were assessed pre-operatively and 1 year after implantation. They were met or exceeded in 129/140 (92%) domains overall. A higher Speech Intelligibility Rating and audiovisual City University of New York sentence score before implantation were found to be positive predictive factors for improved speech discrimination after cochlear implantation.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Heywood
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Vickers
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fereos
authors.forename: Azhar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013067:Speech Perception; D013997:Time Factors; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cochlear implants; Prelingual deafness; Speech perception