Angular Electrode Insertion Depth and Speech Perception in Adults With a Cochlear Implant: A Systematic Review

Autor: Wendy J. Huinck, Berit M. Verbist, Floris Heutink, Emmanuel A. M. Mylanus, Simone R. de Rijk
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Otology & Neurotology, 40, 7, pp. 900-910
Otology & Neurotology
Otology and Neurotology, 40(7), 900-910. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Otology & Neurotology, 40, 900-910
ISSN: 1537-4505
1531-7129
Popis: Contains fulltext : 208452.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) OBJECTIVE: By discussing the design, findings, strengths, and weaknesses of available studies investigating the influence of angular insertion depth on speech perception, we intend to summarize the current status of evidence; and using evidence based conclusions, possibly contribute to the determination of the optimal cochlear implant (CI) electrode position. DATA SOURCES: Our search strategy yielded 10,877 papers. PubMed, Ovid EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched up to June 1, 2018. Both keywords and free-text terms, related to patient population, predictive factor, and outcome measurements were used. There were no restrictions in languages or year of publication. STUDY SELECTION: Seven articles were included in this systematic review. Articles eligible for inclusion: (a) investigated cochlear implantation of any CI system in adults with post-lingual onset of deafness and normal cochlear anatomy; (b) investigated the relationship between angular insertion depth and speech perception; (c) measured angular insertion depth on imaging; and (d) measured speech perception at, or beyond 1-year post-activation. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: In included studies; quality was judged low-to-moderate and risk of bias, evaluated using a Quality-in-Prognostic-Studies-tool (QUIPS), was high. Included studies were too heterogeneous to perform meta-analyses, therefore, effect estimates of the individual studies are presented. Six out of seven included studies found no effect of angular insertion depth on speech perception. CONCLUSION: All included studies are characterized by methodological flaws, and therefore, evidence-based conclusions regarding the influence of angular insertion depth cannot be drawn to date.
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