Auditory and language skills in children with auditory brainstem implants.

Objective: The aim of this study is to characterize the development of auditory and language skills in children during the first 3 years of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) use.

Method: It is a retrospective longitudinal analysis of auditory and language skills in 12 children and pre-adolescents with pre-lingual deafness following ABI surgery (mean age at surgery: 4 years; age range: 2-11 years). Responses were analyzed aboutInfant Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS), MAIS, and Meaningful Use of Speech Scale (MUSS) at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months after ABI activation.

Audiological outcomes of cochlear implantation in Waardenburg Syndrome.

Introduction:  The most relevant clinical symptom in Waardenburg syndrome is profound bilateral sensorioneural hearing loss.

Aim:  To characterize and describe hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation in patients with Waardenburg syndrome to improve preoperative expectations.

Method:  This was an observational and retrospective study of a series of cases.