Is the spread of excitation different between adults and children cochlear implants users?

Purpose: While cochlea is adult size at birth, etiologies and bone density may differ between children and adults. Differences in neural response thresholds (tNRT) and the spread of excitation (SOE) width may impact the use of artificial intelligence algorithms in speech processor fitting.

Aim: To identify whether neural response telemetry threshold and spread of excitation width are similar in adults and children.