Efficacy of using NRT thresholds in cochlear implants fitting,in prelingual pediatric patients

作     者：Ahmed Allam Ahmed Eldegwi 

作者机构：Department of OtolaryngologyMansoura University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Otology》 (中华耳科学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第14卷第4期

页      面：128-135页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100213[医学-耳鼻咽喉科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：NRT ECAP Behavioural levels Cochlear implant Programming 

摘      要：Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of using neural response telemetry(NRT)thresholds in predicting behavioural thresholds during programming of cochlear implant in prelingual ***:Prospective study of 28 cochlear implants implanted with Nucleus 24 cochlear *** recorded NRT-thresholds on electrode numbers 1,6,11,16 and 22 of the electrode array in each patient,the neural response thresholds were correlated with the behavioural map after six months of programming the ***:The mean neural response telemetry level was significantly higher than the mean threshold level(T-level)but lower than the comfortable level(C-level)in all the electrodes *** levels could statistically significantly predict T behavioural levels and comfortable behavioural levels,p*** was a strong positive correlation between comfortable thresholds and neural response telemetry level measurements and behavioural threshold level and neural response telemetry threshold ***:There is a useful role for neural response telemetry values in predicting the behavioural threshold and comfortable values in prelingual *** the NRT values with behavioural observations can improve the programming of cochlear implants.