Cochlear implant in postlingual children: functional results 10 years after the surgery

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Tanamati, Liege Franzini¹  Bevilacqua, Maria Cecilia² 

[1] Hospital Samaritano;Universidade de São Paulo

关键词: adolescent;    child;    cochlear implants;    follow-up studies;    young adult.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1808-86942012000200016

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

The benefits of cochlear implants (CI) for communication skills are obtained over the years. There are but a few studies regarding the long-term outcomes in postlingual deaf children who grew up using the electronic device. AIM: To assess the functional results in a group of postlingual children, 10 years after using a CI. METHODS: Ten postlingual deaf children, implanted before 18 years of age, participated in this study. We assessed: sentence recognition and speech intelligibility. We documented: device use and function and the patient's academic/occupational status. Study design: series. RESULTS: The mean scores were 73% for sentence recognition in silence and 40% in noise. The average write-down intelligibility score was 92% and the average rating-scale intelligibility score was 4.15. There were no cases of device failure. Regarding educational/vocational status, three subjects graduated from the University. Five quit education after completing high school. Eight subjects had a professional activity. CONCLUSION: This study showed that cochlear implantation is a safe and reliable procedure. The postlingual profoundly hearing-impaired children after 10 years of CI use developed satisfactory levels regarding speech perception and intelligibility, and completed at least high school and were inserted in the labor market.

【 授权许可】

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