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. 2022 May;18(3):196-202.
doi: 10.5152/iao.2022.21470.

Worldwide Variation in Cochlear Implant Candidacy

Paul Van de Heyning  1 , Javier Gavilán  2 , Benoît Godey  3 , Rudolf Hagen  4 , Abdulrahman Hagr  5 , Mohan Kameswaran  6 , Yongxin Li  7 , Manikoth Manoj  8 , Robert Mlynski  9 , Martin O'Driscoll  10 , Harold Pillsbury  11 , Christopher H Raine  12 , Gunesh Rajan  13 , Joachim Schmutzhard  14 , Hinrich Staecker  15
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Worldwide Variation in Cochlear Implant Candidacy

Paul Van de Heyning et al. J Int Adv Otol. 2022 May.

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.

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