Agrawal S, Coulthurst S, Nachman A, Koka K, Murray M. Acoustic component programming in children with cochlear implants using electrocochleography.
Int J Audiol 2021;
61:736-743. [PMID:
34355617 DOI:
10.1080/14992027.2021.1917779]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Objective measurements improve reliability and effectiveness of hearing assessment and cochlear implant (CI) programming in young children. In CI recipients with acoustic hearing in the implanted ear, electrocochleography (ECochG) can be conducted using intracochlear electrodes. The cochlear microphonic (CM) portion of ECochG has been shown to correlate with pure-tone audiometric thresholds in adult and paediatric CI recipients. Our goal was to determine if ECochG thresholds can be used to appropriately fit the acoustic component to the implanted ear in children.
DESIGN
Prospective.
STUDY SAMPLE
Eight children (aged 3.5-15.5 years, 10 ears) implanted with Advanced Bionics HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode array were recruited. CI ear acoustic thresholds were measured behaviourally and via ECochG. Two acoustic component enabled CI programs were created using the two sets of thresholds. Age and language appropriate speech outcomes and subjective feedback were obtained.
RESULTS
Speech scores were equivalent with the behavioural and ECochG thresholds programs. Subjectively, the ECochG thresholds program was preferred by 7/8 subjects. One subject preferred to use an electric only program.
CONCLUSION
Our data suggest that ECochG thresholds can be used to supplement the behavioural clinical methods and aid the reliable fitting of the acoustic component in paediatric CI recipients.
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