Patients with cochlear implantation between January 2005 and December 2021 with measured pre- and postoperative speech understanding at 65 dB [SV65] using the Freiburg One-Silver Test.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with a cochlear implantation in the period from January 2005 to December 2021
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For the evaluation of the comparison of pre- and postoperative speech understanding, all patients* who received a cochlear implant in the period from January 2005 to December 2021 in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University Medical Center Freiburg and who meet the following criteria will be included: - age: = 18 years - a max. single-silver understanding > 0% without hearing aid - preoperative hearing test measurements with hearing aid available - at least 6 months CI experience - Rehab completed in Freiburg Cochlear implants from all manufacturers are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Age: < 18 years - Neurological or psychiatric concomitant disease relevant to speech understanding (e.g., cognitive impairment, epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumor, depression, etc.).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Difference in speech understanding at 65 dB with a cochlear implant compared to preoperative unaided maximum speech understanding without a hearing aid using the Freiburg One-Silver Test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Dependence of the results of speech understanding with CI on the duration of hearing loss bordering on deafness - Dependence of the results of speech understanding with CI on the duration of hearing aid fitting - Dependence of the results of speech understanding with CI on the age at implantation - Dependence of the results of speech understanding with CI on the etiology of hearing loss - Comparison of speech understanding with a CI at 65 dB compared to preoperative speech understanding with hearing aid | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSusan Arndt
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde
Outcome results
None listed