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. 2015 Jan;19(1):10-5.
doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1372509. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

Intraoperative Neural Response Telemetry and Neural Recovery Function: a Comparative Study between Adults and Children

Bettina Carvalho  1 , Rogerio Hamerschmidt  1 , Gislaine Wiemes  2
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Intraoperative Neural Response Telemetry and Neural Recovery Function: a Comparative Study between Adults and Children

Bettina Carvalho et al. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction Neural response telemetry (NRT) is a method of capturing the action potential of the distal portion of the auditory nerve in cochlear implant (CI) users, using the CI itself to elicit and record the answers. In addition, it can also measure the recovery function of the auditory nerve (REC), that is, the refractory properties of the nerve. It is not clear in the literature whether the responses from adults are the same as those from children. Objective To compare the results of NRT and REC between adults and children undergoing CI surgery. Methods Cross-sectional, descriptive, and retrospective study of the results of NRT and REC for patients undergoing IC at our service. The NRT is assessed by the level of amplitude (microvolts) and REC as a function of three parameters: A (saturation level, in microvolts), t0 (absolute refractory period, in seconds), and tau (curve of the model function), measured in three electrodes (apical, medial, and basal). Results Fifty-two patients were evaluated with intraoperative NRT (26 adults and 26 children), and 24 with REC (12 adults and 12 children). No statistically significant difference was found between intraoperative responses of adults and children for NRT or for REC's three parameters, except for parameter A of the basal electrode. Conclusion The results of intraoperative NRT and REC were not different between adults and children, except for parameter A of the basal electrode.

Keywords: cochlear implants; deafness; telemetry.

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