Preoperative Variables Affecting Outcome Of Cochlear Implant

Cochlear implants (CIs) represent one of the most important achievements of modern medicine as, for the first time in history, an electronic device is able to restore a lost sense - hearing. As of December 2012, approximately 324,200 cochlear implants have been implanted worldwide. In the United States, roughly 58,000 devices have been implanted in adults and 38,000 in children . The aim of this study is to assess the factors affecting the audiological, speech and language outcomes achieved by the recipients of multi-channel cochlear implants.