The purpose of this study was to describe the range and prevalence of comorbid psychological diagnoses in patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) 1 identified during routine neuropsychological evaluations before and after cochlear implantation.
Audiologists and implant teams should routinely screen pediatric single-sided deafness cochlear implant candidates for comorbid psychological diagnoses to enable coordinated, whole-child care.
Documenting the rate and range of psychological comorbidities in this specific pediatric population strengthens the case for multidisciplinary pre-implant evaluation protocols.
- 01Study published in American Journal of Audiology (DOI: 10.1044/2026_AJA-25-00155).
- 02Focus is on children with single-sided deafness (SSD) being evaluated for or who received cochlear implants.
- 03Describes prevalence and variety of comorbid psychological diagnoses in this population.
- 04Findings support integrating mental health screening into cochlear implant candidacy evaluation for pediatric SSD.
- 05Full sample size not reported in the available description.
Children with single-sided deafness who are cochlear implant candidates have a notable prevalence of comorbid psychological diagnoses.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42126326
- DOI
- 10.1044/2026_AJA-25-00155.
- Journal
- American Journal of Audiology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Pediatric patients with single-sided deafness who received or are under evaluation for cochlear implantation
- Intervention
- Cochlear implantation (received or under consideration)
Primary outcomes
Prevalence of comorbid psychological diagnoses; Range/types of psychological diagnoses present in the cohort