Candidacy for Cochlear implantation: Validating a novel Cochlear implant candidacy calculator against gold-standard, in-clinic audiometric assessments.

Raymond J SoDominic PadovaStephen BowditchYuri Agrawal

Published in: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology (2022)

The novel online CI Candidacy Calculator exhibits high sensitivity and accuracy, and moderate specificity. The calculator may thereby be useful in increasing awareness of potential CI candidacy, increasing prevalence of CIs, and decreasing the burden of hearing loss.

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