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May 4, 2026The Egyptian Journal of OtolaryngologyOpen Access

Proper pre-operative hearing aid fitting and cochlear implant: language and cognitive outcomes

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HAHend AlshaboryRERasha ElkabarityMZMohamed Zeinhom

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates auditory, cognitive, and language outcomes in children with hearing loss using hearing aids before cochlear implants, suggesting crucial early interventions.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate how the duration of hearing aid use before cochlear implantation affects auditory processing, cognitive functions, and language development in children.
  • Included 20 normal-hearing children and 46 children with unilateral cochlear implants.
  • Divided study group into two subgroups based on hearing aid use duration: 1 year or less (HAD1) and more than one year (HAD2).
  • Conducted evaluations including speech discrimination, mismatch negativity, and the Arabic version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
  • Speech discrimination scores were significantly lower in both HAD1 and HAD2 groups compared to controls.
  • MMN latency was significantly prolonged in the HAD1 subgroup compared to both HAD2 and controls.
  • MoCA scores were significantly lower in both HA subgroups compared with controls.

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Alshabory et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f837f53ed186a7399823c5https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-026-01094-4
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