Factors Influencing Pediatric Cochlear Implant Use.

The group mean of 64.9% is lower than the recommended 80% HHP goal, indicating that pediatric cochlear implant recipients have slightly more than half the access to sound as their age-matched typically hearing peers. Several variables that impact HHP were identified in this study. Cochlear implant teams can utilize these data to support vulnerable patients to increase HHP. Additional investigation is needed to determine what interventions most effectively improve HHP.