Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Children with Isolated Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct
FAN Xiaoqin
LIN Ying
REN Cuncun
ZHA Dingjun
Abstract：Objective To report hearing and speech ability outcomes after cochlear implantation in children with isolated enlarged vestibular aqueduct,to provide a basis to improve preoperative consultation and postoperative out-comes assessment.Methods Children with isolated enlarged vestibular aqueduct who received CI implants at the De-partment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery,First Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University,were enrolled as research subjects(n=59),children CI recipients with normal inner ear structures matched in age and duration of implantation were selected as the control group(n=59).Hearing and speech abilities were assessed via the Categories of Auditory Performance(CAP),infant-toddler meaningful auditory integration scale(IT-MAIS)or meaningful auditory integration scale(MAIS),speech intelligibility rating(SIR)and meaningful use of speech scale(MUSS).Results For the enlarged vestibular aqueduct group,CAP,IT-MAIS,SIR and MUSS scores were 4.06±1.42,(74.36±22.84)％,1.98±1.10 and(28.55±23.70)％,respectively,compared to 3.66±1.34,(67.45±24.46)％,1.77±1.01 and(23.26±20.97)％,re-spectively,for the control group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Post-cochlear implantation hearing and speech outcomes in chil-dren with isolated enlarged vestibular aqueduct are similar to those in children with normal cochlear structure.
Keywords：isolated enlarged vestibular aqueductcochlear implantationhearing and speech
Publication Date：2024-06-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 431-435 )