Simultaneous Intra- and Extracochlear Electrocochleography During Cochlear Implantation to Enhance Response Interpretation

The use of electrocochleography (ECochG) for providing real-time feedback of cochlear function during cochlear implantation is receiving increased attention for preventing cochlear trauma and preserving residual hearing. Although various studies investigated the relationship between intra-operative...

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Published in:Trends in hearing 2021, Vol.25, p.2331216521990594-2331216521990594
Main Authors: Sijgers, Leanne, Pfiffner, Flurin, Grosse, Julian, Dillier, Norbert, Koka, Kanthaiah, Röösli, Christof, Huber, Alexander, Dalbert, Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Audiometry, Evoked Response
Cochlea - surgery
Cochlear Implantation
Cochlear Implants
Hearing
Humans
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Summary:The use of electrocochleography (ECochG) for providing real-time feedback of cochlear function during cochlear implantation is receiving increased attention for preventing cochlear trauma and preserving residual hearing. Although various studies investigated the relationship between intra-operative ECochG measurements and surgical outcomes in recent years, the limited interpretability of ECochG response changes leads to conflicting study results and prevents the adoption of this method for clinical use. Specifically, the movement of the recording electrode with respect to the different signal generators in intracochlear recordings makes the interpretation of signal changes with respect to cochlear trauma difficult. Here, we demonstrate that comparison of ECochG signals recorded simultaneously from intracochlear locations and from a fixed extracochlear location can potentially allow a differentiation between traumatic and atraumatic signal changes in intracochlear recordings. We measured ECochG responses to 500 Hz tone bursts with alternating starting phases during cochlear implant insertions in six human cochlear implant recipients. Our results show that an amplitude decrease with associated near 180° phase shift and harmonic distortions in the intracochlear difference curve during the first half of insertion was not accompanied by a decrease in the extracochlear difference curve’s amplitude (n = 1), while late amplitude decreases in intracochlear difference curves (near full insertion, n = 2) did correspond to extracochlear amplitude decreases. These findings suggest a role for phase shifts, harmonic distortions, and recording location in interpreting intracochlear ECochG responses.
ISSN:2331-2165
2331-2165
DOI:10.1177/2331216521990594