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Objective To study the analysis of auditory rehabilitation outcomes of patients with cochlear nerve canal stenosis after cochlear implantation(CI).Methods A cohort of 30 patients with bilateral profound senso-rineural hearing loss who were diagnosed with cochlear neural canal stenosis by high-resolution CT were tested with evoked compound action potential (ECAP)and evoked auditory brainstem response (EABR)during and 3 ,6 , 9 months after CI.Audiometry in sound field was also assessed before and 3 ,6 ,9 months after CI.Among the co-hort,1 7 patients over 3 years old underwent postoperative speech recognition rate test.All the auditory rehabilita-tion outcomes were analyzed.Results ① For all 30 patients,there were no obvious differences of ECAP and EABR waveforms tested in 3,6 and 9 months after CI.②The thresholds in sound field in 3,6,9 months after CI were 65 ±8 dB HL,62 ±4 dB HL and 61 ±7 dB HL,respectively.The thresholds in sound field were significantly im-proved after than before CI (100 ±5 dB HL).③ The single vowel recognition rates of 17 patients in 3 ,6 and 9 months after CI were 55%±7%,56%±8% and 80%±4%,respectively.The single vowel recognition rate was significantly improved in 9 months after than before CI(52%±8%).The single consonant recognition rates of 17 pa-tients in 3 ,6 and 9 months after CI were 9%±3%,8%±4% and 9%±2%,respectively.The single consonant recognition rates were not significantly improved after than before CI (8%±2%).Conclusion ① For patients with bi-lateral cochlear neural canal stenosis,neither ECAP nor EABR waves were produced during or after CI.The language com-munication of patients is limited as a result of their poor subjective thresholds in sound field and speech recognition rates.
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Objective To explore the advantages of intraoperative NRT measurement(neural response telemetry)during cochlea implant surgery.Methods Intraoperative and postoperative NRT measurements were tested in ten SNHL children with CI24M-Nucleus and four SNHL children with CI24R(CS)-Nucleus, the ECAP threshold of intraoperative and postoperative measurements were compared, and the first maps were set up according to the intraoperative ECAP threshold.Results The average intraoperative ECAP threshold of 22 electrodes was higher than postoperative ECAP threshold, the average intraoperative ECAP threshold of CI24M-Nucleus' 22 electrodes was 11CL greater than postoperative ECAP threshold. It was just five minutes to record ECAP of 10 electrodes, and the beginning of fitting was finished in one hour.Conclusion It is confirmed that intraoperative NRT measurement could test the integrity of implants, and could estimate the first map. It is convenient to use and should be popularized.
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@#ObjectiveTo explore audition and speech training methods for artificial cochlea implantation children and evaluate its effect.Methods20 children who accepted artificial cochlea implanted before 7 years old and hadn't learned sign language were treated by Auditory-Verbal therapy which avoided assistance of visual and tactual sense in training time and daily communication.17 children after artificial cochlea implantation at the same age who accepted traditional training which didn't avoid assistance of visual sense were compared as the control.ResultsThe improvement of hearing ability in Auditory-Verbal therapy group were more significantly than that in control group (P<0.001).ConclusionsAuditory-Verbal therapy can markedly improve the hearing ability in children after artificial cochlea implantation.