Publications by authors named "Catherine Totten"
Objectives: The study aimed to determine the effect of interimplant interval and onset of profound deafness on sound localization in children with bilateral cochlear implants, controlling for cochlear implant manufacturer, age, and time since second implant.
Design: The authors conducted a retrospective, observational study using routinely collected clinical data. Participants were 127 bilaterally implanted children aged 4 years or older, tested at least 12 mo post- second implant.
Background: Adult cochlear implant (CI) candidacy is assessed in part by the use of speech perception measures. In the United Kingdom the current cut-off point to fall within the CI candidacy range is a score of less than 50% on the BKB sentences presented in quiet (presented at 70 dBSPL).
Goal: The specific goal of this article was to review the benefit of adding the AB word test to the assessment test battery for candidacy.
Objectives: Both electrophysiological and behavioural studies suggest that auditory deprivation during the first months and years of life can impair listening skills. Electrophysiological studies indicate that 3½ years may be a critical age for the development of symmetrical cortical responses in children using bilateral cochlear implants. This study aimed to examine the effect of auditory experience during the first 3½ years of life on the behavioural spatial listening abilities of children using bilateral cochlear implants, with reference to normally hearing children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Analysis of the cost implications and reasons for nonuse of cochlear implants in an established cochlear implant unit.
Study Design: Clinical data were analyzed retrospectively to construct a table of cochlear implant use over time to identify nonuse and to suggest the reasons for this.
Setting: Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Service is a tertiary referral center.