✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No abstract is available; clinicians should retrieve the full text before drawing conclusions, but the topic supports growing evidence that cochlear implantation is a viable rehabilitation route for single-sided deafness.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Single-sided deafness is an underserved area in cochlear implant candidacy guidelines, and expanding evidence in this space could broaden access to implant therapy.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Examines cochlear implantation specifically for unilateral (single-ear) deafness rehabilitation.
- 02Published in a peer-reviewed journal; full abstract not publicly available at time of indexing.
- 03Single-sided deafness has historically been managed with CROS hearing aids or bone-anchored devices.
- 04CI for unilateral deafness is gaining regulatory and clinical acceptance in multiple countries.
- 05Findings should be interpreted cautiously until full text and methods are reviewed.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42307290
- DOI
- 10.1590/2317-1782/e20250415pt.
- Journal
- CoDAS
- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- na
- Population
- Individuals with unilateral deafness considered for cochlear implantation
- Intervention
- Cochlear implantation
Primary outcomes
Rehabilitation outcomes for unilateral deafness