Publicaties
Assessment of receptive and expressive language skills among young children with prelingual single-sided deafness managed with early cochlear implantation Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven Universiteit Gent
Effect of unilateral and simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation on tinnitus Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To determine the effect of cochlear implantation on tinnitus perception in patients with severe bilateral postlingual sensorineural hearing loss and to demonstrate possible differences between unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study.
METHODS: Thirty-eight adult patients were included in this prospective study, as part of a multicenter randomized controlled trial ...
Outcomes of cochlear implantation and implementation of the ICF model in adults with acquired sensorineural hearing loss Universiteit Antwerpen
Comparison of Bilateral and Unilateral Cochlear Implantation in Adults Vrije Universiteit Brussel
IMPORTANCE: The cost of bilateral cochlear implantation (BCI) is usually not reimbursed by insurance companies because of a lack of well-designed studies reporting the benefits of a second cochlear implant.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the benefits of simultaneous BCI compared with unilateral cochlear implantation (UCI) in adults with postlingual deafness.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A multicenter randomized clinical trial was ...
The repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status for hearing impaired individuals (RBANS-H) before and after cochlear implantation Universiteit Antwerpen
Cognitive Improvement After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults With Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen
OBJECTIVE: To compare the cognitive evolution of older adults with severe or profound hearing impairment after cochlear implantation with that of a matched group of older adults with severe hearing impairment who do not receive a cochlear implant (CI).
DESIGN: In this prospective, longitudinal, controlled, and multicenter study, 24 older CI users were included in the intervention group and 24 adults without a CI in the control group. ...
Effect of day-case unilateral cochlear implantation in adults on general and disease-specific quality of life, postoperative complications and hearing results, tinnitus, vertigo and cost-effectiveness Vrije Universiteit Brussel
INTRODUCTION: Cochlear implantation is an increasingly common procedure in the treatment of severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children and adults. It is often performed as a day-case procedure. The major drive towards day-case surgery has been from a logistical, economical and societal perspective, but we also speculate that the patient's quality of life (QoL) is at least equal to inpatient surgery if not increased as a ...
The influence of newborn hearing screening on the age at cochlear implantation in children Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the influence of the introduction of newborn hearing screening programs on the age at cochlear implantation in children.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, multicenter cohort study.
METHODS: All 1,299 pediatric cochlear implant users who received their implants before the age of 5 years between 1995 and 2011 in the Medical University Hannover, Germany and University Medical Center Utrecht, the ...