Predictive factors of speech understanding in adults with cochlear implants.

CONCLUSION: The duration of hearing loss and the PTA of the best ear had significant effects on the outcomes of speech recognition and SRT in quiet and fixed noise conditions, respectively. These findings are important for counselling CI candidates. Further studies in larger study populations are warranted. PMID: 29727127 [PubMed - in process]
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