Special Populations in Implantable Auditory Devices: Developmentally Challenged and Additional Disabilities

Daniel Jethanamest; Baishakhi Choudhury

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.11.010

Special Populations in Implantable Auditory Devices: Developmentally Challenged and Additional Disabilities

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019 Apr;52(2):341-347. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.11.010. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Authors

Daniel Jethanamest¹, Baishakhi Choudhury²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Otology and Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, NYU Langone Health, 550 First Avenue Suite 7Q, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: Daniel.Jethanamest@nyumc.org.
² Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Health, 11234 Anderson St. Rm 2586A, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.

PMID: 30765094
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.11.010

Abstract

Children with hearing loss and additional disabilities can benefit from cochlear implants and other implantable auditory devices. Although each individual child must be evaluated, and families uniquely counseled on goals and realistic expectations, overall many gains and benefits are possible in this population. In this article, an overview of the considerations for this group is discussed and outcomes are reviewed, including auditory and speech measures as well as benefits in other skills and quality of life.

Keywords: Additional disabilities; Bone-anchored implants; CHARGE; Cochlear implants; Comorbidities; Developmental delay.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

CHARGE Syndrome / complications
CHARGE Syndrome / surgery*
Child
Cochlear Implants*
Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology
Developmental Disabilities / psychology*
Hearing Loss / complications
Hearing Loss / congenital
Hearing Loss / surgery*
Hearing Tests
Humans
Quality of Life
Speech Perception