MM203 - Cognitive Assessment in Early Cochlear Implant Recipients: Long-term Analysis

Thursday, March 31, 2022

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CT

Location: 227

Lead Presenter(s)

Allison Schwed, AuD

Clinical Audiologist
Center for Hearing and Balance Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine
Chesterfield, Missouri

Disclosure: Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant financial relationships with anything to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant non-financial relationships with anything to disclose.

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Presenter(s)

SR

Susan L. Rathgeb, MS

Clinical Audiologist
The Center for Hearing and Balance at Washington University School of Medicine
Chesterfield, Missouri

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Non-Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant non-financial relationships with anything to disclose.

Contributor(s)

JH

Jacques Herzog, MD

Chief Division of Otology and Neurotology, Associate Professor
Washington University in St Louis, Missouri

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Abstract: The study objective was to examine long-term outcomes in speech performance and cognition in the elderly. The study seeks to answer two questions. Is cochlear implant (CI) performance maintained over time regardless of cognitive status? Second, does preoperative mild cognitive impairment influence the rate of cognitive decline in CI recipients? Results indicate that CI performance improves and is maintained over the long-term similarly in patients with mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition as measured by the modified-mini mental state examination.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, the participant will be able to assess the relationship between cognition and cochlear implant (CI) performance over time.