To determine if intraoperative electrically evoked stapedial reflex thresholds (eSRT) correlate with postoperative eSRT and can predict programming levels in cochlear implant patients.
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Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
If intraoperative eSRT values are validated as reliable predictors of postoperative programming levels, audiologists may be able to use surgical-session data to set initial cochlear implant maps with greater confidence — await full results before changing current fitting protocols.
Reliable intraoperative eSRT benchmarks could reduce the number of post-surgical programming visits needed and improve first-fit outcomes for cochlear implant recipients.
- 01Validation study comparing eSRT measurements taken during CI surgery vs. those taken after surgery.
- 02Goal is to determine whether intraoperative eSRT can predict optimal CI programming (MAP) levels.
- 03Electrically evoked stapedial reflex thresholds are a recognized objective tool for CI fitting.
- 04A strong intraoperative-to-postoperative correlation could streamline the CI programming workflow.
- 05Findings have direct implications for audiologists performing cochlear implant mapping.
Intraoperative eSRT correlates with postoperative eSRT and can predict cochlear implant programming levels.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42811587
- DOI
- 10.1080/14670100.2026.2739687.
- Journal
- Cochlear Implants International
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Cochlear implant recipients with intraoperative and postoperative eSRT measurements
- Intervention
- Intraoperative electrically evoked stapedial reflex threshold (eSRT) measurement
- Comparator
- Postoperative eSRT measurements
Primary outcomes
Correlation between intraoperative and postoperative eSRT values; Predictive accuracy of intraoperative eSRT for cochlear implant programming levels