The French National Cochlear Implant Registry (EPIIC): Results, quality of life, questionnaires, academic and professional life.

Fiche publication

Date publication

août 2020

Journal

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LABROUSSE Marc

Tous les auteurs :
Artières-Sterkers F, Mondain M, Aubry K, Bordure P, Bozorg-Grayeli A, Deguine O, Eyermann C, Franco-Vidal V, Godey B, Guevara N, Karkas A, Klopp N, Labrousse M, Lebreton JP, Lerosey Y, Lescanne E, Loundon N, Marianowski R, Merklen F, Mezouaghi K, Mom T, Moreau S, Mosnier I, Noël-Petroff N, Poncet C, Radafy E, Roman S, Roux-Vaillard S, Schmerber S, Tavernier L, Truy E, Vincent C, Uziel A

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32792302

Résumé

This study concerns the results of cochlear implantation in children and adults from French cochlear implantation centers, monitored at one, two and three years by the Cochlear Implant French Registry EPIIC. This multicenter study enrolled 2603 subjects (1667 adults and 936 children) implanted in one ear. The following parameters were studied: hearing overall performances, monosyllabic or dissyllabic word perception, speech intelligibility, self-assessment questionnaire of Cochlear Implant (CI) benefits (Abbreviated profile of Hearing aid Benefit); professional activity and schooling. This study confirms the ceiling effect in adults' performances after the 1 year and the progressive growth in children's performances. It also shows that the contralateral hearing aid enhances performances compared to the CI alone condition, in all follow-up sessions. The French register of CIs is the only worldwide register of systematic follow-up on a period of three years and more of all adults and children implanted in a country.