Prevalence of Xerostomia Among Cochlear Implant Recipients

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct 15;147(1):99-101. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3409. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Heather M Weinreich¹, Benjamin Ostrander², Seth E Pross³, Raktima Dasgupta⁴, Howard W Francis⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Diego.
³ The Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, California.
⁴ Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago.
⁵ Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the prevlance of xerostomia in adult cochlear implant recipients.