Abstract
Objective: To investigate the accuracy of intraoperative electrophysiological studies in detecting incorrectly positioned electrodes in cochlear implant surgery.Study design: A retrospective chart review.Setting: Tertiary referral centre.Patients: In total, 104 consecutive patients with a mean age of 5 years underwent cochlear implant surgery at our centre between January 2012 and December 2013. All patients were implanted with Cochlear Nucleus Freedom implants.Method: A retrospective study to compare intraoperative neural response telemetry (NRT), impedance and electrode position using Stenver’s transorbital plain X-ray view.Results: Intraoperative electrophysiological tests for patients with Cochlear Nucleus Freedom implants showed 97% sensitivity and 100% specificity compared with postoperative X-ray imaging.Conclusion: NRT results for the position of cochlear implants were very accurate when checked by X-ray imaging showing that this technique is sufficient in most cases. Stenver’s plain X-ray view is needed in complicated cases with abnormal NRT testing or difficult electrode insertion.
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