Lenarz, Thomas; Zwartenkot, Joost W; Stieger, Christof; Schwab, Burkard; Mylanus, Emmanuel A M; Caversaccio, Marco; Kompis, Martin; Snik, Ad F M; D'hondt, Christiane; Mojallal, Hamidreza (2013). Multicenter study with a direct acoustic cochlear implant. Otology & neurotology, 34(7), pp. 1215-1225. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318298aa76
Full text not available from this repository.OBJECTIVE
To confirm the clinical efficacy and safety of a direct acoustic cochlear implant.
STUDY DESIGN
Prospective multicenter study.
SETTING
The study was performed at 3 university hospitals in Europe (Germany, The Netherlands, and Switzerland).
PATIENTS
Fifteen patients with severe-to-profound mixed hearing loss because of otosclerosis or previous failed stapes surgery.
INTERVENTION
Implantation with a Codacs direct acoustic cochlear implant investigational device (ID) combined with a stapedotomy with a conventional stapes prosthesis
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Preoperative and postoperative (3 months after activation of the investigational direct acoustic cochlear implant) audiometric evaluation measuring conventional pure tone and speech audiometry, tympanometry, aided thresholds in sound field and hearing difficulty by the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit questionnaire.
RESULTS
The preoperative and postoperative air and bone conduction thresholds did not change significantly by the implantation with the investigational Direct Acoustic Cochlear Implant. The mean sound field thresholds (0.25-8 kHz) improved significantly by 48 dB. The word recognition scores (WRS) at 50, 65, and 80 dB SPL improved significantly by 30.4%, 75%, and 78.2%, respectively, after implantation with the investigational direct acoustic cochlear implant compared with the preoperative unaided condition. The difficulty in hearing, measured by the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit, decreased by 27% after implantation with the investigational direct acoustic cochlear implant.
CONCLUSION
Patients with moderate-to-severe mixed hearing loss because of otosclerosis can benefit substantially using the Codacs investigational device.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Stieger, Christof, Caversaccio, Marco, Kompis, Martin |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1531-7129 |
Publisher: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Martin Kompis |
Date Deposited: |
07 Mar 2014 09:21 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:29 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1097/MAO.0b013e318298aa76 |
PubMed ID: |
23921930 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/43545 |
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