Pediatric cochlear implantation: candidacy evaluation, medical and surgical considerations, and expanding criteria

Selena E Heman-Ackah; J Thomas Roland Jr; David S Haynes; Susan B Waltzman

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2011.08.016

Pediatric cochlear implantation: candidacy evaluation, medical and surgical considerations, and expanding criteria

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Feb;45(1):41-67. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.08.016.

Authors

Selena E Heman-Ackah¹, J Thomas Roland Jr, David S Haynes, Susan B Waltzman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Cochlear Implant Center, New York University School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.

PMID: 22115681
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.08.016

Abstract

Since the first cochlear implant approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in the early 1980s, great advances have occurred in cochlear implant technology. With these advances, patient selection, preoperative evaluation, and rehabilitation consideration continue to evolve. This article describes the current practice in pediatric candidacy evaluation, reviews the medical and surgical considerations in pediatric cochlear implantation, and explores the expanding criteria for cochlear implantation within the pediatric population.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cochlea / abnormalities
Cochlear Implantation* / methods
Cochlear Implants
Contraindications
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / pathology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / rehabilitation*
Hearing Tests
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Patient Selection*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vestibule, Labyrinth / abnormalities