Long-Term Auditory and Speech Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Children with IP-I Malformation.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the long-term auditory and speech outcomes in children with Incomplete Partition Type I (IP-I) who underwent cochlear implantation (CI) and compared their progress to implanted children with normal cochlea.

Methods: This study tracked 17 children with IP-Ι for an average of 3.5 years post-implantation.

Outcomes Using the Optimized Pitch and Language Strategy Versus the Advanced Combination Encoder Strategy in Mandarin-Speaking Cochlear Implant Recipients.

Objectives: The experimental Optimized Pitch and Language (OPAL) strategy enhances coding of fundamental frequency (F0) information in the temporal envelope of electrical signals delivered to channels of a cochlear implant (CI). Previous studies with OPAL have explored performance on speech and lexical tone perception in Mandarin- and English-speaking CI recipients. However, it was not clear which cues to lexical tone (primary and/or secondary) were used by the Mandarin CI listeners.

Vestibular function and hearing preservation in children following a minimally invasive cochlear implantation.

Purpose: This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effect of minimally invasive cochlear implantation (CI) on the vestibular function (VF) and residual hearing (RH) as well as their relationship in pediatric recipients before and after surgery.

Methods: Twenty-four pediatric patients with preoperative low frequency residual hearing (LFRH) (250 or 500 Hz ≤ 80 dB HL) who underwent minimally invasive CI were enrolled. Pure-tone thresholds, the cervical/ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP/oVEMP), and video head impulse test (vHIT) were all evaluated in the 24 pediatric patients with preoperative normal VF before and at 1 and 12 months after surgery.

Long-Term Auditory and Speech Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Children With Cochlear Nerve Aplasia.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to (1) review the long-term outcomes of cochlear implantation in children with cochlear nerve aplasia and (2) compare the development of their auditory and speech abilities to children with normal-sized cochlear nerves.

Design: This is a retrospective case-control study. Patients who underwent unilateral cochlear implant (CI) surgery in a tertiary referral center from September 2012 to December 2018 were reviewed.