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Systematic Hearing Performance Evaluation Process for Adolescents with Cochlear Implantation at Early Ages
Published on: March 24, 2023
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Early Datalogging Predicts Cochlear Implant Performance: Building a Recommendation for Daily Device Usage.
Nathan R Lindquist1, Mary S Dietrich2, Ankita Patro1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Summary
Early cochlear implant (CI) device usage significantly predicts speech recognition success. Datalogging data supports a recommendation of at least 12 hours of daily CI use for optimal outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Otolaryngology
Background:
- Cochlear implants (CI) are crucial for restoring hearing in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss.
- Optimizing CI device usage is essential for maximizing speech recognition and functional outcomes.
- Datalogging provides objective measures of device usage, offering insights into patient adherence and performance predictors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the impact of cochlear implant (CI) datalogging on speech recognition scores.
- To determine the effect of datalogging on the time to achieve benchmark speech recognition performance.
- To establish a data-driven recommendation for minimum daily CI device usage for patient counseling.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective cohort study involving 337 adult CI patients implanted between August 2015 and August 2020.
- Analysis of processor datalogging data and speech recognition scores.
- Definition of benchmark speech recognition performance as 80% of the institutional median score.
Main Results:
- One-month datalogging positively correlated with word and sentence recognition scores at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postactivation.
- Datalogging emerged as the strongest predictor of benchmark achievement compared to age, sex, and preoperative performance.
- Each additional hour/day of device usage at 1 month increased the likelihood of achieving benchmark scores (OR=1.21, p<0.001) and accelerated achievement.
- Optimal datalogging threshold identified at an average of 12 hours/day.
Conclusions:
- Early cochlear implant (CI) device usage, measured by 1-month datalogging, is a significant predictor of benchmark speech recognition achievement in adults.
- Datalogging is a critical factor influencing CI performance within the first year postimplantation.
- A minimum daily CI processor utilization of 12 hours is recommended to optimize speech recognition for most patients.
