Author/Authors :
AMR, NEFISSA M. Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine, Hearing and Speech Institute, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes - Department of Anaesthesia, Egypt , EL-DABAE, MOHAMAD Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine, Hearing and Speech Institute, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes - Department of Audiology, Cairo , MOUSTAFA, AHMAD M. Cairo University - Hearing and Speech Institute, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Faculty of Medicine - Department of E N T, Egypt , ELAZAB, RANA Cairo University - Hearing and Speech Institute,General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anaesthesia, Egypt , ALI, MOHAMAD Cairo University - Hearing and Speech Institute,General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anaesthesia, Egypt
Abstract :
Introduction: Today cochlear implantation is a widely used therapeutic approach for the treatment of deafness and severe hearing disorders. Postoperative fitting of the externally worn speech processor is very important for successful use of the cochlear implant. Intraoperatively measured stapedius reflex (SR) threshold values are routinely used for programming the speech processor. However, anaesthetic agents can increase the SR threshold up to total blockade.
