Cochlear Implant Candidacy

To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/2YWIHlW. In this Cochlear NEXT video, Director of Cochlear Implants at the University of Iowa Camille Dunn, PhD, describes the importance of understanding candidacy guidelines. This applies to access and awareness for professionals outside of the clinic as well.

Further tests besides audiograms and speech recognition assessments play a factor in implant candidacy such as AzBio sentences in noise and CNC words. SSQ (speech spatial quality) and various types of medical clearance before surgery are other tools she suggest. Dr. Dunn also highlights the importance of a patient’s hearing goals and their accountability in the process. Although candidacy is complex, streamlining can be helpful.