Publications by authors named "R Hollow"
Cochlear implant usage in single sided deafness and factors affecting usage.
Cochlear Implants Int
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The primary goal of the study was to analyze how long patients used their cochlear implants (CIs) at 12 and 24 months after surgery for single-sided deafness (SSD), while also looking at factors influencing usage.
- The study involved reviewing data from SSD patients who received CIs between January 2015 and March 2020, assessing their usage and correlating it with hearing loss duration, tinnitus scores, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at 12 months.
- Results showed that 18.4% of patients were non-users at 24 months, with an average CI usage of 7.0 hours per day, and improved SNR scores were linked to greater CI usage, while
A multicentre clinical evaluation of paediatric cochlear implant users upgrading to the Nucleus(®) 6 system.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
April 2016
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine if experienced pediatric cochlear implant users would benefit from new technologies in the Nucleus(®) 6 sound processor, specifically noise reduction and automated scene classification, previously shown to help adults.
- Twenty-five pediatric participants were tested on three different sound processor settings to evaluate their speech perception in both quiet and noisy environments over a series of sessions.
- Results indicated no significant difference in word recognition in quiet, but there was a notable improvement in speech perception in noise with the Nucleus 6's default settings, and participants accepted these new technologies well.
Objective: Adult selection criteria for cochlear implantation have been developed based on analysis of the post-operative performance of a large group of postlingually deafened adults. Original criteria published in 2004 were reviewed and amended to reflect outcomes currently being achieved by implant recipients.
Design: Retrospective review of 12-month post-operative speech perception performance of adults implanted at the Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of electrode failures and electrode impedance measures in Nucleus cochlear implants around initial activation (an average of 16 days after surgery) and after 8 to 12 years of device use.
Design: Retrospective data from the Melbourne Cochlear Implant Clinic was collated and analysed.
Study Sample: Included in this study were 232 adults, all of whom were implanted at the clinic between March 1998 and August 2005.
Cochlear implant programming: a global survey on the state of the art.
ScientificWorldJournal
November 2015
The programming of CIs is essential for good performance. However, no Good Clinical Practice guidelines exist. This paper reports on the results of an inventory of the current practice worldwide.
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