Use of Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials for Cochlear Implant Fitting: A Systematic Review
Ear & Hearing
de Vos, J. J., Biesheuvel, J. D., et al. (2018).
Ear & Hearing, 39(3), 401-411.
This systematic review investigates the use of the electrically evoked compound action potential (eCAP) for fitting of cochlear implant recipients. The authors then performed two meta-analyses to compare the eCAP thresholds with the behavioral measurements of threshold level (T-eCAP) and comfort level (C-eCAP).
Dutch Technology Foundation STW; Advanced Bionics
From 1995 to June 22, 2015
Published studies (not further specified)
32 in the systematic review; 14 in the T-eCAP meta-analysis; 15 in the C-eCAP meta-analysis
The authors report that meta-analysis of the included studies revealed that the electrically evoked compound action potential thresholds are a weak predictor of behaviorally measured threshold (<em>r</em>=0.61) and comfort levels (<em>r</em>=0.58) during the fitting of cochlear implants.
