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Published on: March 24, 2023
Paediatric cochlear implant durability: the Nottingham experience
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. ent@pconboy.co.uk
Objective:
To determine durability of cochlear implant devices in a large paediatric cohort.
Design:
Retrospective review of database records of children consecutively implanted between 1989 and March 2002.
Methods:
The records of 363 children were studied. The review examined cases requiring explantation of the implant device for device failure with or without reimplantation.
Results:
15 failures were identified. The failure rates based on failures per number of implanted devices as well as cumulative user experience were 4.0% and 0.8% respectively.
Conclusions:
As implant programmes grow, so will the number of children requiring device explantation and reimplantation. This will have implications on implant programme development and resource allocation.