On the Difficulty of Defining Duration of Deafness for Adults With Cochlear Implants.

WHAT IT FOUND

The term "duration of deafness" is too vague for adult cochlear implant research.

The authors propose using "duration of severe-to-profound hearing loss" and estimating it separately for each ear to improve consistency, but offer no new clinical data.

What this paper is

This is a theoretical letter arguing for a more precise definition of hearing loss duration in cochlear implant research. It proposes terminology and estimation methods but reports no patient data, outcomes, or empirical findings, so there is nothing here to change your clinical practice on.

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