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Speech recognition in elderly cochlear implant recipients.

E Pasanisi1, A Bacciu, V Vincenti

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Parma, Italy. pasanisi@unipr.it

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences
|April 12, 2003
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Elderly patients over 65 show significant benefits from cochlear implantation, achieving comparable speech performance to younger adults. Age is not a barrier to successful outcomes in geriatric hearing loss treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Neurosurgery

Background:

  • Cochlear implantation benefits are proven in adults and children.
  • Geriatric cochlear implantation is debated due to performance misconceptions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate speech performance in geriatric patients (over 65) after Nucleus multichannel cochlear implantation.
  • To compare geriatric outcomes with a younger adult control group.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 16 geriatric patients (over 65) and 14 younger adults (41-59).
  • Speech performance was assessed 12 months post-implantation.
  • Nucleus multichannel cochlear implants were used.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in speech performance between elderly and control groups at 12 months.

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  • Elderly group achieved 72.5% word recognition (control: 82%).
  • Elderly group achieved 72.5% everyday sentence recognition (control: 85.7%).

    • Conclusions:

    • Geriatric patients with profound hearing loss benefit significantly from cochlear implantation.
    • Age-related auditory processing issues do not preclude positive outcomes.
    • Cochlear implantation is a viable option for improving hearing in the elderly.