Cochlear Implants in Post-lingually Children: Results After 10 Years

Objectives: To assess a group of post-lingually children after 10 years of implantation with regard to speech perception, speech intelligibility, and academic/occupational status.

Study Design: A prospective transversal study. Setting: Pediatric referral center for cochlear implantation. Patients: Ten post-lingually deafened children with Nucleus and Med-El cochlear implants.

Interventions: Speech perception and speech intelligibility tests and interview.

Main Outcome Measures: The main outcome measures were score of Hint sentences recognition (silence and noise), speech intelligibility scores(write-down intelligibility and rating scale scores) and academic/ occupational status.

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Key information

Conditions

Deafness Ear Diseases Hearing Disorders Hearing Impairment Hearing Loss Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Bionic Ear Center

São Paulo, 01329001, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

postlingually deaf
age at cochlear implant: < 18 years
more than 10 years of cochlear implant use

Exclusion criteria

other disabilities

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Jul 22, 2011
Registry last updated: Oct 31, 2016

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