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This study aims to evaluate 10-year speech perception outcomes in older adults who received cochlear implants and identify mediating factors affecting performance.

July 15, 2026Audiology and NeurotologyOpen Access

Long-Term Use of Cochlear Implants in the Older Adult Population

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MHMaya Hatley ESEmily R. SpitzerNYU Langone Health SWSusan B. WaltzmanNew York University

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Retrospective trial evaluates speech perception in older adults post-cochlear implantation, suggesting correlations with device use and independence.

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This study aims to evaluate 10-year speech perception outcomes in older adults who received cochlear implants and identify mediating factors affecting performance.
Retrospective chart review of 98 patients aged ≥60 implanted between 2006-2014 with ≥10 years follow-up.
Primary outcome measured was CNC word scores in quiet at various intervals: preoperative, one year, five years, and ten years postoperatively.
Correlation analysis was performed between daily CI use, living status, and speech perception outcomes.
CNC scores improved significantly from preoperative levels at all postoperative intervals: at one year (d: 54.2%, p < 0.001), five years (d: 56.5%, p < 0.001), and ten years (d: 60.0%, p < 0.001).
Greater daily CI use correlated positively with higher CNC scores across postoperative intervals (r = 0.435–0.595, p < 0.001).
Inability to live independently linked to significantly lower scores at five years (d = 15.2, p = 0.003).

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Hatley et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5723fd88b21df8754807be https://doi.org/10.1159/000553546

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Retrospective trial evaluates speech perception in older adults post-cochlear implantation, suggesting correlations with device use and independence.

Long-Term Use of Cochlear Implants in the Older Adult Population

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