2024 Quality Report on Cochlear Implant Care
Since 1992, a total of 776 cochlear implant procedures have been performed on 614 patients at the University Clinic for Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Magdeburg University Medical Center. The clinic has been a certified cochlear implant provider since 2023.
In 2024, 35 cochlear implantations were performed, using cochlear implants from the manufacturers Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, and MED-EL.
The clinic oversees the entire cochlear implant process, from pre-implantation diagnostics through surgery and therapy to follow-up care. An interdisciplinary team is available at Magdeburg University Medical Center for this purpose.
The cochlear implant care process complies with the guidelines of the Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF registration number 017-071) and the German Society of Otolaryngology (White Paper “Cochlear Implant (CI) Care”).
Number of cochlear implantations in 2023
| unilateral | 30 |
| bilateral simultaneous | - |
| both sides, staggered | 3 |
| Revision | 3 |
| Explantation | - |
| Total | 35 |
Demographic Data
|
Age/Years |
Number |
|
0 to 3 |
- |
|
4 to 18 |
3 |
|
19–69 |
23 |
|
≥ 70 |
9 |
Of the 35 patients, 13 are male and 22 are female.
Number of revisions due to complications
|
Cause |
Number |
|
technical implant defect |
1* |
|
Electrode dislocation |
1 |
* “Device failure (C)” according to the “European consensus statement on cochlear implant failures and explantations”
Post-implantation therapy is divided into two phases and spans two years. It begins with basic therapy (initial fitting phase) after four to six weeks, which takes place over several days at the clinic. This phase is followed by follow-up therapy. Both phases include a medical checkup, an audiological evaluation, and a hearing and speech therapy component. The hearing and speech therapy sessions during the follow-up therapy phase usually take place at the Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation Center in Halberstadt. The follow-up therapy phase is followed by aftercare, which consists of an annual checkup at the clinic.
Number of basic therapy sessions conducted after CI implantation
35 patients, each for 4 consecutive days
Number of follow-up therapies after CI implantation
161 therapies for 89 patients
78 patients received follow-up hearing and speech therapy at partner facilities
Total number of CI implantations (cumulative since 1992)
776 cochlear implants in 614 patients