Benefits of a Hearing Registry: Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Quiet Versus Noise in 1,611 Patients.

Conclusion Patients who qualified for cochlear implantation in quiet or background noise test conditions showed significant improvement in speech perception and quality of life scores, especially when the qualifying noise condition was used to track performance.
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Source: American Journal of Audiology - September 22, 2020 Category: Audiology Authors: Dunn C, Miller SE, Schafer EC, Silva C, Gifford RH, Grisel JJ Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: research