Outocome of questionnaire survey for indication criteria to cochlear implant with adults

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  • Iwasaki Satoshi
    Department of Otolaryngology, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital Department of ORL-HNS, Shinshu University School of Medicine
  • Usami Shin-ichi
    Department of ORL-HNS, Shinshu University School of Medicine
  • Takahashi Haruo
    Department of ORL-HNS, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Tono Tetsuya
    Department of ORL-HNS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki
  • Doi Katsumi
    Department of ORL-HNS, Kinki University
  • Sato Hiroaki
    Department of ORL-HNS, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine
  • Kumakawa Kozo
    Department of Otolaryngology, Toranomon Hospital
  • Naito Yasushi
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
  • Hato Naoto
    Department of ORL-HNS, Ehime University, School of Medicine
  • Minami Shuujiro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo Medical Center

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  • 成人人工内耳適応基準についての全国アンケート調査結果

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<p>Questionnaire survey for adult cochlear implantation was carried out among 109 facilities which enrolled as cochlear implant center in the Oto-rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan, Inc. A cochlear implantation was hoped for a patient less than 90dB in 85% of facilities. A cochlear implantation was performed to a patient less than 90dB in 48% of facilities. 82% of facilities thought that the revision of indication criteria of 1998 for cochlear implant was necessary. As for the lightest mean hearing threshold level to cochlear implantation, higher 91dB was 20. 7%, 81-90dB was 51. 7%, 71-80dB was 14. 9%. Doctors thought that the phone definition was important to decision of indication to cochlear implant in 93% of facilities. 67% of facilities have carried out bilateral cochlear implantations. Based on this questionnaire findings, it was thought that revision of indication criteria for adult cochlear implant was necessary.</p>

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  • Otology Japan

    Otology Japan 27 (2), 149-155, 2017

    Japan Otological Society

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