Image-Guided Cochlear Implant Programming: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Otology & Neurology
Yang, A. W., Lee, K. F., et al. (2022).
Otology & Neurology, 43(9), e924-e935.
This systematic review with meta-analysis investigates the effects of clinically implemented image-guided cochlear implant programming (IGCIP) on a variety of outcomes (e.g., speech perception, pitch accuracy, quality of life) in individuals who have a traditionally mapped cochlear implant (CI).
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
From database inception to August 1, 2021
Prospective cohort studies to randomized control trials. Excludes non-English language studies or studies using cadavers or non-human subjects.
7 studies included in the systematic review. 5 studies included in the meta-analysis.
Image-guided cochlear implant programming (IGCIP) demonstrates promise in subjective patient preference and quality of life outcomes. The authors found inconclusive to mild improvements in speech perception outcomes as compared to traditional programming. The authors note the benefits of using IGCIP such as providing objective data, decreasing clinical evaluation time, optimizing individual perioperative CI surgical factors, and improving CI optimization in CI recipients with single-sided deafness. Limitations of this review include heterogeneity of study designs, unavailable source data, and varying standardized outcome measures across studies. Additional research using a randomized controlled trial study design with standardized outcome measures is warranted.
