Risk factors and management strategies of inadvertent facial nerve stimulation in cochlear implant recipients: A systematic review.

Asma Alahmadi Yassin Abdelsamad Medhat F Yousef Salman F Alhabib Afrah Alshalan Nezar Hamed Farid Alzhrani

Published in: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology (2023)

FNS after CI activation could be controlled and resolved with many advances that range from readjusting the fitting parameters to surgical intervention. However, further studies are required to validate the efficacy of each management strategy and its impact on patients' performance. Our findings demonstrate that CI recipients with FNS could still benefit from the CI devices and their FNS could be controlled.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
kidney transplantation
patient reported outcomes