Following the completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Describe how to identify appropriate CI candidates based on aided CNC word recognition.
- Describe how to qualify CI candidates for insurance coverage using aided sentence recognition in noise.
- Describe how to identify patients who should be referred for CI candidacy evaluations using the 60/60 rule.
- Describe the basic features and characteristics of signal coding in a cochlear implant system.
- List and describe signal coding strategies that are used in modern cochlear implant systems.
- Describe peer-reviewed research that evaluates the merits of signal processing technology available in modern cochlear implant systems.
- Describe temporal bone anatomy as applicable to cochlear implant surgery.
- Identify the Importance of the Medical workup/process: imaging, pediatric considerations, neurological assessment (aging adults), balance, and genetic testing.
- Summarize the basics of CI Surgery and its variables.
- Describe upper and lower stimulation levels.
- Describe input dynamic range, electrical dynamic range, and associated mapping functions.
- Describe sensitivity, volume control, and channel gain (how these variables affect the mapping functions from IDR to EDR).
- Describe input vs. output compression (input: ASC & AGC; output: mapping functions including loudness growth, maplaw, and AB’s volume & sensitivity control).
- Describe voltage compliance and associated variables including electrode impedances, scalp flap thickness, channel stimulation rate.
- Define and contrast electrode vs. channel.
- Identify 3 red flags for potential device failure.
- Describe how to assess significant changes in post op speech perception scores.
- Describe how to address patient complaints with basic CI parametric manipulation.
- Describe the physiologic measurement of electrically-evoked potentials, including compound action potentials (eCAP), stapedial reflex thresholds (eSRT), auditory brainstem responses (eABR).
- Identify landmarks measured by electrically-evoked potentials, including compound action potentials (eCAP), stapedial reflex thresholds (eSRT), and auditory brainstem responses (eABR).
- Describe how to evaluate the clinical application of electrically-evoked potentials in programming cochlear implants and relation to cochlear implant performance.
- List specific examples of how EAS users benefit from preserved residual hearing
- Describe programming characteristics for EAS programming
- Describe how to identify candidacy for a patient who should be an EAS candidate
- Contrast the performance differences between an ABI and cochlear implant.
- Describe how to identify an appropriate pediatric candidate for an ABI
- List the available treatment options for an SSD patient
- Describe the evaluation protocol for an SSD patient
- List three different hearing assistive technologies relevant to cochlear implant users
- Describe three important considerations in recommending universal versus manufacturer-specific assistive technology devices in children (infants and young children as well as school-aged children).
- Describe at least three benefits of collaborative care in providing cochlear implant services to children who are deaf/hard of hearing.
- Describe at least two different ways a LSLS and AuD can work collaboratively during and between CI programming/audiological monitoring sessions.
- Explain the role of electrophysiological measures obtained during cochlear implant surgery to optimize patient outcomes.
- Describe future surgical advances, including robotic assisted cochlear implantation, steroid eluting cochlear implants, and pre-operative imaging to aid in cochlear implant array selection.
- Explain troubleshooting procedures for each manufacturer
- Describe how to manipulate mapping parameters
