Robot-Assisted and Manual Cochlear Implantation: An Intra-Individual Study of Speech Recognition.

Cochlear implantation (CI) allows rehabilitation for patients with severe to profound hearing impairment. Although the use of a robotic assistant provides technical assistance to the surgeon, the assessment of the impact of its use on auditory outcomes remains uncertain. We aim to compare the hearing results of patients who underwent bilateral cochlear implantation; one side was performed with manual insertion and the other side with robot-assisted insertion.