Emin Abdulkhaliq
Otolaryngology, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IRQ.
Cureus. 2024 Jun 17;16(6):e62516. doi: 10.7759/cureus.62516. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Cochlear implantation (CI) is an appropriate management strategy for prelingual hearing loss. Rehabilitation programs are essential in enabling children to cope with devices and acquire language skills. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the hearing outcomes of CIs performed by a single surgeon in Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq, and compare them with the results of other CI centers worldwide.
This is a prospective study implemented in Erbil from November 1, 2013, to October 30, 2023, on a convenience sample of 161 patients with prelingual hearing loss (HL) who underwent CI by a single surgeon. The following were collected: age at implantation, use of hearing aids before implantation, parent's educational level, and duration of rehabilitation. The effect of the previous variables on Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP) score and speech intelligibility rating (SIR) on the auditory levels of children was assessed by the researcher six months and one year following surgery.
Implantation age showed significant associations with the CAP score examined at six months and 12 months post implantation (p-value 0.001). Speech intelligibility rating was also significantly linked to implantation age (p-value 0.001).
人工耳蜗植入（CI）是一种针对语前聋的合适治疗策略。康复计划对于使儿童适应设备并获得语言技能至关重要。目的：本研究旨在评估伊拉克库尔德地区埃尔比勒的一位外科医生进行的人工耳蜗植入的听力结果，并将其与全球其他人工耳蜗植入中心的结果进行比较。
这是一项前瞻性研究，于2013年11月1日至2023年10月30日在埃尔比勒进行，研究对象为161例语前聋（HL）患者的便利样本，这些患者均由同一位外科医生进行人工耳蜗植入。收集了以下信息：植入时的年龄、植入前使用助听器的情况、父母的教育水平以及康复时间。研究人员在术后6个月和1年评估了上述变量对儿童听觉表现类别（CAP）评分和听觉水平上的言语可懂度评级（SIR）的影响。
植入年龄与植入后6个月和12个月时检查的CAP评分存在显著关联（p值为0.001）。言语可懂度评级也与植入年龄显著相关（p值为0.001）。
