Cochlear Implants in Veterans: 10-Year Experience at a Single Referral Center.

Colleen A O'BrienSusan B WaltzmanJoshua ChodoshDavid R Friedmann

Published in: American journal of audiology (2022)

This study provides unique insights into how Veterans with severe hearing loss are managed at one VA center. Compared to data published on cochlear implant recipients in the civilian population, Veterans in this cohort were older and had higher rates of preoperative hearing aid use. Available VA data suggest most Veterans were appropriate candidates for cochlear implant referral years prior to undergoing an evaluation. Reasons for treatment delays in this population remain to be studied.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
primary care
electronic health record
big data
patients undergoing
early onset
machine learning
combination therapy
deep learning
solid state