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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2022): The Journal of International Advanced Otology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5152/iao.2022.21470

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Published: May 16, 2022
Keywords:
Cochlear implants, candidacy criteria, adults, children, guidelines

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Paul Van de Heyning
Department of ENT, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp Belgium
Javier Gavilán
Madrid Hospital La Paz Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain
Benoît Godey
CHU - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
Rudolf Hagen
Würzburg ENT University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany
Abdulrahman Hagr
King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, ENT Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohan Kameswaran
Madras ENT Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu, India
Yongxin Li
Capital Medical University, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Shi, China
Manikoth Manoj
Calicut ENT Super Speciality Institute and Research Center, Kerala, India
Robert Mlynski
Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
Martin O’Driscoll
Central Manchester University Hospitals Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester, United Kingdom
Harold Pillsbury
UNC Ear & Hearing Center at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, North Carolina, USA
Christopher H. Raine
Bradford Royal Infirmary Yorkshire Auditory Implant Center, Bradford, United Kingdom
Gunesh Rajan
Luzern HNO-klinik Kantonspital Luzerner, Luzern, Switzerland
Joachim Schmutzhard
Department of ENT, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Hinrich Staecker
Kansas University Center for Hearing and Balance Disorders, Kansas City, USA

Worldwide Variation in Cochlear Implant Candidacy

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Paul Van de Heyning
Department of ENT, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp Belgium
Javier Gavilán
Madrid Hospital La Paz Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain
Benoît Godey
CHU - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
Rudolf Hagen
Würzburg ENT University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany
Abdulrahman Hagr
King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, ENT Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohan Kameswaran
Madras ENT Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu, India
Yongxin Li
Capital Medical University, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Shi, China
Manikoth Manoj
Calicut ENT Super Speciality Institute and Research Center, Kerala, India
Robert Mlynski
Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
Martin O’Driscoll
Central Manchester University Hospitals Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester, United Kingdom
Harold Pillsbury
UNC Ear & Hearing Center at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, North Carolina, USA
Christopher H. Raine
Bradford Royal Infirmary Yorkshire Auditory Implant Center, Bradford, United Kingdom
Gunesh Rajan
Luzern HNO-klinik Kantonspital Luzerner, Luzern, Switzerland
Joachim Schmutzhard
Department of ENT, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Hinrich Staecker
Kansas University Center for Hearing and Balance Disorders, Kansas City, USA

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to find out how candidacy criteria have evolved differently across the globe.



METHODS: Candidacy criteria and outcome measurements applied in 19 HEARRING clinics were analyzed.



RESULTS: Candidacy criteria vary between clinics. Overall, both bilateral implantation and cochlear implantation in patients with single-sided deafness are becoming more frequent.



CONCLUSION: Standardized outcome measurement instruments need to be applied to provide access to the hearing world to all patients with hearing loss who would benefit from cochlear implantation.



Cite this article as: Van de Heyning P, Gavilán J, Godey B, et al. Worldwide variation in cochlear implant candidacy. J Int Adv Otol. 2022;18(3):196-202.


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