The Role of Electrode Placement in Bilateral Simultaneously Cochlear-Implanted Adult Patients

Conclusion
In adult patients who were simultaneously and bilaterally implanted, the use of a long straight array, the full electrode array insertion, and the proximity to the modiolus might be determining factors to obtain the best speech performance at 1 year, without influence on the speech perception scores after long-term use.

Source: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - August 31, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: De Seta, D., Nguyen, Y., Bonnard, D., Ferrary, E., Godey, B., Bakhos, D., Mondain, M., Deguine, O., Sterkers, O., Bernardeschi, D., Mosnier, I. Tags: Otology and Neurotology Source Type: research