Open AccessGuidelines for Best Practice in the Audiological Management of Adults Using Bimodal Hearing Configurations
Author(s) -
Jourdan T. Holder,
Meredith A. Holcomb,
Hillary Snapp,
Robert F. Labadie,
Jantien Vroegop,
Christine Rocca,
Mohamed Salah Elgandy,
Camille Dunn,
René H. Gifford
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
otology and neurotology open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2766-3604
DOI - 10.1097/ono.0000000000000011
Subject(s) - audiology , hearing aid , cochlear implant , active listening , medicine , tinnitus , hearing loss , sensorineural hearing loss , rehabilitation , psychology , physical therapy , communication
Clinics are treating a growing number of patients with greater amounts of residual hearing. These patients often benefit from a bimodal hearing configuration in which acoustic input from a hearing aid on 1 ear is combined with electrical stimulation from a cochlear implant on the other ear. The current guidelines aim to review the literature and provide best practice recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of individuals with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss who may benefit from bimodal hearing configurations. Specifically, the guidelines review: benefits of bimodal listening, preoperative and postoperative cochlear implant evaluation and programming, bimodal hearing aid fitting, contralateral routing of signal considerations, bimodal treatment for tinnitus, and aural rehabilitation recommendations.