Speech perception in elderly patients following cochlear implantation
Speech perception in elderly patients following cochlear implantation
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DOI：
10.1080/00016480510044214
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Westhofen, M
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作者：
Haensel, J;Ilgner, J;Westhofen, M
结论.老年患者从人工耳蜗植入术中受益，在言语感知和生活质量方面。年龄本身不应是植入的禁忌症。Objective.由于中枢和外周听觉系统的退化过程，老年患者在人工耳蜗植入后是否表现不佳一直受到关注。本研究的目的是分析老年患者人工耳蜗植入术与年轻受者相比的益处。材料和方法。我们检查了26名年龄>65岁的舌后聋成年人，他们在我们的中心接受了人工耳蜗植入，包括术前发现、合并症、术后并发症和生活质量。通过多音节和单音节单词识别评估言语感知，并与年轻患者获得的结果进行比较。结果所有患者对手术耐受良好，无明显围手术期并发症。在言语感知方面，老年患者和年轻患者之间没有显着差异。所有患者均发现人工耳蜗植入对其生活质量产生了积极影响。
Conclusions. Elderly patients benefit from cochlear implantation in terms of speech perception and quality of life. Age alone should be no contraindication for implantation. Objective. There have been concerns whether elderly patients may perform poorly after cochlear implantation due to degenerative processes in the central and peripheral auditory systems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the benefits of cochlear implantation in elderly patients in comparison to younger recipients. Material and methods. We examined 26 postlingually deafened adults aged >65 years who received a cochlear implant at our center regarding preoperative findings, comorbidities, postoperative complications and quality of life. Speech perception was assessed by means of multi- and monosyllabic word recognition and compared to the results obtained by younger patients. Results. The surgical procedure was well tolerated by all patients without notable perioperative complications. In terms of speech perception, no significant differences between the elderly patients and younger recipients were noted. All patients found that cochlear implantation had a positive impact on their quality of life.