Neural recovery function of the auditory nerve in cochlear implant surgery: comparison between pre-linguistic and post-linguistic patients.

Autor: Oliveira, A. K. P., Hamerschmidt, R., Carvalho, B. M., Patrial Neto, L., Wiemes, G. R. M.
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Zdroj: Journal of Hearing Science; 2018, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p101-101, 1/3p
Abstrakt: Objectives: The Auditory Nerve Recovery Function (REC) consists of objective and non-invasive measurements of cochlear nerve function and are drawn from the action potential of the neural fibers of ECAP (Electronically Evoked Compound Action Potential). ECAP can be influenced by the stimulation received by the nerve. The ECAP and REC thresholds may be useful in predicting the minimum and maximum levels that should be used in mapping the electrodes for speech processor programming in pre and postlingual patients. To verify if there is a correlation between REC and pre-lingual and post-lingual patients. Material and Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive and prospective study. The study included 46 individuals undergoing Cochlear Implant Surgery (CI), divided into two groups. The REC measurements were calculated for a posterior analysis of the relationship with the other data collected. Results and Conclusion: Data analysis showed no statistically significant correlation between the three measures of ECR, T0, A, TAU in the comparison between the two groups. However, it was possible to observe a difference for Neural Response Telemetry (NRT) in the basal region of the cochlea.We conclued that there was no statistically significant difference in the function of auditory nerve recovery and pre and post-lingual patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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