Performance with an Auditory Brainstem Implant and Contralateral Cochlear Implant in Pediatric Patients

Conclusions: We observed continued improvement in CI performance over time, even if no benefit was evident before the decision for ABI. This could suggest that ABI and CI have a synergistic effect, or it could simply be the adaptive ability of the developing brain to utilize the signals coming from these devices. There is preliminary evidence to support choosing the ear contralateral to the CI for an ABI in a pediatric patient with bilateral cochlear nerve deficiency.Audiol Neurotol 2018;23:216 –221 (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)

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