Journal
OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 332-338Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000972
Keywords
Cochlear implant; Cochlear response telemetry; CRT; Electroacoustic stimulation; Electrocochleography; Hearing preservation; Monitoring
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- Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
- Cochlear Ltd.
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Aim:To monitor cochlear function during cochlear implantation and determine correlations with postoperative acoustic hearing.Background:Cochlear response telemetry measures cochlear function directly from cochlear implant electrodes. We have adapted this system to provide real-time cochlear response telemetry (RT-CRT) monitoring of a patient's acoustic hearing as the cochlear implant electrode array is inserted.Methods:Eighteen subjects (1 child and 17 adults) with sloping high frequency hearing loss were implanted with Cochlear Ltd slim straight arrays (CI422/CI522). Tone bursts (500Hz, 100-110dB) were presented at 14Hz continuously during the array insertion. RT-CRT amplitudes were correlated with surgical manoeuvres recorded on the video from the operating microscope and with postoperative pure tone audiograms.Results:Despite an excellent overall rate of complete or partial hearing preservation (79%), RT-CRT identified that in 47% of these implantations there was transient or permanent reduction in the amplitude of the cochlear microphonic (CM). Patients with a preserved CM at the end of insertion had on average 15dB better low-frequency hearing preservation. The CM amplitude was most vulnerable during the last few millimeters of insertion or when inadvertent movement of the array occurred after full insertion. Physical contact/elevation of the basilar membrane is hypothesized as a likely mechanism of hearing loss rather than overt physical trauma.Conclusion:RT-CRT can be used to predict early postoperative hearing loss and to potentially refine surgical technique. In the future, feedback of RT-CRT may prove to be a valuable tool for maximizing preservation of residual hearing or providing feedback on electrode contact with the basilar membrane.
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