To determine if prolongation of the interdevice interval in children receiving bilateral cochlear implants adversely affects speech perception outcomes.Retrospective chart review.Retrospective review of our pediatric cochlear implant database was performed. Children who had undergone revision surgery or had less than 12 months listening experience with either the first or second implant were excluded. The interdevice interval, best Phonetically Balanced Kindergarten word lists (PBK) score from each ear, and demographic data about each patient were collected. A ratio of PBK was generated (PBK second side/PBK first side) to minimize potential confounding from other individual patient factors that affect speech outcomes.Two hundred forty children met the study criteria. Mean age at first cochlear implantation (CI) was 3.2 years (0.6-17.9), and the second was 6.6 years (0.8-22.4). Mean best PBK score from the first CI side was 83.8

作者：Pelin, Kocdor；Claire E, Iseli；Holly F, Teagle；Jennifer, Woodard；Lisa, Park；Carlton J, Zdanski；Kevin D, Brown；Oliver F, Adunka；Craig A, Buchman

来源：The Laryngoscope 2016 年 126卷 10期