Limitations, Contraindications - Advanced Bionics CI-6058-001 Instrucciones De Uso

• Use of appropriately fitted hearing aids for at least
6 months in children 2 through 17 years of age, or at
least 3 months in children 12 through 23 months of age.
The minimum duration of hearing aid use is waived
if x-rays indicate ossification of the cochlea.
• Little or no benefit from appropriately fitted hearing aids.
In younger children (< 4 years of age), lack of benefit is
defined as a failure to reach developmentally appropriate
auditory milestones (such as spontaneous response to
name in quiet or to environmental sounds) measured
using the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration
Scale or Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale or ≤ 20%
correct on a simple open-set word recognition test
(Multisyllabic Lexical Neighborhood Test) administered
using monitored live voice (70 dB SPL). In older children
(≥ 4 years of age), lack of hearing aid benefit is defined
as scoring ≤12% on a difficult open-set word recognition
test (Phonetically Balanced-Kindergarten Test) or ≤ 30%
on an open-set sentence test (Hearing In Noise Test
for Children) administered using recorded materials
in the sound field (70 dB SPL).

LIMITATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS

As the AB Remote software is a component of the HiResolution
Bionic Ear System, the following contraindications stated
for the HiResolution Bionic Ear System are applicable:
Deafness due to lesions of the acoustic nerve or central
auditory pathway; cochlear ossification that prevents
electrode insertion; absence of cochlear development.
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