Assessment of outcomes of hearing and speech rehabilitation in children with cochlear implantation.
Objectives
This study aimed to assess the effect of hearing and speech rehabilitation in patients with Nurotron® cochlear implants.


Design
Ninety-eight paediatric patients with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural deafness who received cochlear implantation were divided into three groups according to age: group A (≤3 years), group B (4-7 years), and group C (8-16 years). All patients were followed up for one year for hearing and speech performance after the surgery. The comprehensive Auditory Perception Assessment, MAIS, CAP and SIR hearing and speech assessments and rating materials were used for assessment before the surgery and at 3, 6, and 12 months after implant activation.


Results
The scores of patients in the open-set speech assessment, Chinese Auditory Perception Assessment, MAIS, CAP and SIR significantly improved after cochlear implantation in all age groups. The younger the age at implantation, the better the results. Moreover, the hearing and speech performance of cochlear implant recipients gradually improved with the extension of rehabilitation time.


Conclusions
Nurotron® Venus™ cochlear implantation can improve the hearing and speech performance of patients with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural deafness.
['Liu|Shaofeng|S|', 'Wang|Fang|F|', 'Chen|Peipei|P|', 'Zuo|Na|N|', 'Wu|Cheng|C|', 'Ma|Jun|J|', 'Huang|Jingjiang|J|', 'Wang|Chuanxi|C|']
Assessment Rehabilitation Cochlear implant Sensorineural APA, Auditory perception assessment CAP, Categories of Auditory Performance CI, Cochlear implant Hearing loss MAIS, Meaningful auditory integration scale SIR, Speech Intelligibility Rate Speech perception