Evaluation of volatile and intravenous anesthetics, effects on the threshold of neuroresponse telemetry and the threshold of acoustically evoked stapedial reflex in children undergoing cochlear implant surgery.

Background And Aims: Congenital hearing loss affects about 1 in every 1000 live births. Cochlear implant is an effective therapeutic method for aural rehabilitation in children suffering from severe-to-profound hearing loss. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the intravenous and inhalational anesthesia techniques on neuroauditory threshold and stapedial reflex threshold responses.