Journal
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Volume 153, Issue 3, Pages 447-451Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0194599815592365
Keywords
cochlear nerve deficiency; cochlear nerve canal stenosis; cochlear implantation; neural response telemetry
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- Ministry of Health, People's Republic of China [201202001]
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Objective To explore neural response telemetry (NRT) thresholds in patients with stenotic versus normal cochlear nerve canals. Study Design Case series with chart review. Setting Tertiary referral center. Subjects and Methods Thirty pediatric patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss in at least 1 ear and no benefit from amplification underwent computed tomography imaging of the temporal bones. They were divided into 3 groups according to the diameter of the cochlear nerve canal: group A, <1.5 mm; group B, 1.5 to 1.7 mm; group C, 1.8 to 2.1 mm. All patients underwent cochlear implantation with full insertion of all electrodes. NRT was performed both intraoperatively and 6 months postoperatively in all patients; thresholds of electrodes 1, 11, and 22 were compared. Results Per analysis of variance, intraoperative and 6-month postoperative NRT thresholds were both significantly different among groups A, B, and C at electrodes 1 and 22 but not at electrode 11. On intergroup analysis, group A showed statistically higher thresholds than those of groups B and C; however, no difference was found between groups B and C. Conclusion Cochlear nerve canal stenosis, defined as a canal diameter <1.5 mm, is associated with significantly increased NRT thresholds, which may play a role in postimplant performance.
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