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Student Education

Revision of the Adult Cochlear Implant Minimum Speech Test Battery

STUDENT - Revision of the Adult Cochlear Implant Minimum Speech Test Battery: Case Studies

Friday, April 21, 2023
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
Location: Skagit 4-5 ** 800 Pike

    Lead Presenter(s)

  • Camille C. Dunn, PhD

    Director, Cochlear Implant Program
    University of Iowa
    University of Iowa
    Iowa City, Iowa

    Disclosure(s): Institute of Cochlear Implant Training: Consultant (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Med-EL Corporation: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); NIH/NIDCD: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

In 1996/2011, separate committees identified materials to assess candidacy and performance of adults with cochlear implants. Due to recent changes in candidacy criteria, a new committee formed consisting of co-chairs and selected content experts, to develop test batteries for pre-operative candidacy determination and postoperative assessment. Content experts performed literature reviews to develop protocol recommendations for traditional, single/asymmetrical deafness, electro-acoustic stimulation, and bimodal candidates. Consensus through Likert statements was conducted for recommendations including test materials, listening conditions, presentation levels, and calibration. Today, we will go through case studies to determine candidacy for a cochlear implant. Cases presented will span a wide array of listeners including those with single-sided deafness and those with substantial residual low-frequency hearing. We will also discuss cases relevant to the new CMS (Medicare) guidelines.