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Cochlear implant surgery alters middle ear function, increasing stiffness and affecting measurements like the electrically evoked stapedius reflex threshold (eSRT). These changes are frequency-dependent.

Keywords:
Cochlear implantMiddle earMulti-component tympanometryMulti-frequency tympanometryeSRT

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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Cochlear implant (CI) surgery can impact middle ear structure and function.
  • This may affect the accuracy of audiological tests, such as the electrically evoked stapedius reflex threshold (eSRT).
  • Understanding these changes is crucial for accurate audiological assessments post-CI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate alterations in middle ear structure and function after cochlear implant (CI) surgery.
  • To compare tympanometric findings, including multi-component patterns and frequency-dependent admittance changes, between implanted and non-implanted ears.
  • To assess the impact of CI on mechano-acoustical properties of the middle ear.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-two pediatric participants (3.5-7 years) with unilateral CI underwent tympanometric assessments.
  • Multi-frequency tympanometry (226 Hz, 678 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 250-2000 Hz sweep) was used to measure admittance, susceptance, and conductance.
  • Multi-component tympanograms were classified, and frequency-dependent changes (ΔY, ΔB, ΔG, Δθ) were compared between implanted and contralateral ears.

Main Results:

  • Implanted ears showed significantly reduced static admittance and increased resonant frequency compared to non-implanted ears (p < 0.05).
  • The 3B1G tympanogram pattern was less frequent in implanted ears (22.7%) than in non-implanted ears (50%) at 1000 Hz.
  • Significant frequency-dependent decreases in admittance, susceptance, conductance, and phase angle were observed in implanted ears (p < 0.05).

Conclusions:

  • Cochlear implant surgery leads to frequency-dependent alterations in the implanted ear's middle ear mechano-acoustical properties.
  • These changes indicate increased stiffness in the middle ear following CI surgery.
  • Observed alterations may influence the clinical measurement of parameters like eSRT.