Abstract
Objective
Cerebral lateralization of language processing leads to a right ear advantage in normal hearing subjects. The aim of this study was to present a systematic overview of the effect of implantation side on postoperative cochlear implant performance in patients with symmetrical severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.
Data sources
PubMed, Embase and The Cochrane Library databases.
Research methods
Databases were searched from database inception up to January 9th 2017 for cochlear implant and side and all synonyms. Title, abstract and full-text of retrieved articles were screened for eligibility. Then, directness of evidence and risk of bias were assessed. For the included articles, study characteristics and outcome data (hearing and language development) were extracted.
Results
2541 unique articles were screened, of which twenty were eligible for critical appraisal. No randomized controlled trials were identified. Twelve studies with a high directness of evidence remained for data extraction. Four of six studies including children with prelingual sensorineural hearing loss and four of seven studies investigating adults with postlingual sensorineural hearing loss found a right ear advantage in at least one outcome measurement related to cochlear implant performance.
Conclusion
The available evidence on the effect of side of implantation is of low quality, since study populations and outcome measures are heterogeneous. The majority of studies reveals evidence for a right ear advantage in prelingually deafened children as well as postlingually deafened adults. In view of the present evidence and since no left ear advantage was identified, we cautiously advise implanting the cochlear implant in the right ear when other prognostic factors do not favour the left ear and sensorineural hearing loss is symmetrical.
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