Standard of care for adults with hearing loss and the role of cochlear implantation

Published by The CI Task Force and HIWG on Jul 2, 2024

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Abstract

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en-au

PICOS

PICO 10.1

Population
Adults (over 18 years)
Intervention
Single question 'do you feel you have a hearing loss?' in primary healthcare setting
Comparator
pure-tone audiometry
Outcomes

PICO 10.1

Population
Adults with any level of hearing loss
Intervention
Referral to health professional for further audiometric testing
Comparator
not specified
Outcomes

PICO 10.1

Population
Adults with any level of hearing loss or have hearing aids
Intervention
60/60 referral guideline
Comparator
Pre-operative best-aided word score, AzBio sentence recognition in quiet and noise
Outcomes

PICO 10.1

Population
Adult cochlear implant users with severe, profound or moderate sloping to profound sensorineural hearing loss
Intervention
Cochlear implant programming
Comparator
Not specified
Outcomes

PICO 10.1

Population
Adult cochlear implant users with severe, profound or moderate sloping to profound sensorineural hearing loss
Intervention
Patient relevant outcome measures post cochlear implantation
Comparator
Not specified
Outcomes

PICO 10.2

Population
Adults with any level of hearing loss or have hearing aids
Intervention
Assessment tools to determine referral for a CI evaluation
Comparator
Not specified
Outcomes

PICO 20.1

Population
Adult cochlear implant users with severe, profound or moderate sloping to profound sensorineural hearing loss
Intervention
Rehabilitation
Comparator
Not specified
Outcomes