The Outcomes Measures of the Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Waardenburg Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:Waardenburg综合征患者人工耳蜗植入后效果分析
- Author:
Zhili ZHANG
;
Keli CAO
;
Chaogang WEI
;
Lan LUAN
;
Huan LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Waardenburg syndrome;
Cochlear implant;
Parients' Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children(PEAC H)
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2009;17(4):372-375
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To measure the outcomes of the cochlear implantation for patients with Warrensburg syndrome in comparison with non-syndromic patients with sensorineural hearing loss. Methods 16 of 1 300 Waardenburg syndrome patients who received cochlear implants at PUMC hospital were reviewed in this papers. The authors will discuss the effects between Warrensburg syndrome and non- syndromic patients with sensorineural hearing loss by means of the Parents Evaluation of Aural-Oral Performance of Children (PEACH). Results There were no statistical difference in quiet, in noise, in overall results and in conversation on the phone between Warrensburg syndrome and non-syndromic patients. There was statistical difference between in quiet and in noise in every group. Conclusion The auditory perception and speech recognition between Warrensburg syndrome and non-syndromic patients with sensorineural hearing loss is same, and the results in quiet is better than that in noise.
