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Ethics code: IR.GUMS.REC.1402.052
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Panahi R, Gholami Jaliseh M, Jabbari M, Nemati S. Demographic and Audiologic Characteristics of Cochlear Implant Users in Guilan Province, North of Iran, From 2020 to 2023. JGUMS 2025; 34 (3) :224-235
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1- Department of Physiotherapy, Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir Al Mo’menin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
2- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir Al Mo’menin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran .
3- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir Al Mo’menin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran . & Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir Al Mo’menin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran .
3- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir Al Mo’menin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran . & Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Background Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent health-related issues worldwide. Cochlear implantation is a medical procedure for patients with severe hearing loss who cannot restore functional hearing with their hearing aids. There is no available information about the precise number of cochlear implant (CI) users in Iran.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the demographic and audiologic characteristics of CI users in Guilan Province, north of Iran, from 2020 to 2023.
Methods To find information, we visited three centers: The Guilan CI Center (GCIC), the Welfare Organization, and the exceptional education Organization. Then, the demographic and audiologic variables were extracted using a form.
Results The information of 153 CI users (79 females) were collected. They were in the age range from 7 months to 67 years. Among children under 7 years of age, there was a significant positive correlation between the age at diagnosis of hearing loss and the age at cochlear implantation (r=0.43, P<0.01). The age at diagnosis and the age at implantation in children under 7 years had no significant relationship with the educational level of parents, place of residence, and economic status of the family (P>0.05).
Conclusion The diagnosis of hearing loss in nearly 70% of CI users in Guilan Province is before the age of one, but less than half of the children receive CI before the age of two. There is a significant delay between the age at diagnosis of hearing loss and the age at cochlear implantation in Iranian CI users, which requires investigating the reasons and planning to shorten this delay time.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the demographic and audiologic characteristics of CI users in Guilan Province, north of Iran, from 2020 to 2023.
Methods To find information, we visited three centers: The Guilan CI Center (GCIC), the Welfare Organization, and the exceptional education Organization. Then, the demographic and audiologic variables were extracted using a form.
Results The information of 153 CI users (79 females) were collected. They were in the age range from 7 months to 67 years. Among children under 7 years of age, there was a significant positive correlation between the age at diagnosis of hearing loss and the age at cochlear implantation (r=0.43, P<0.01). The age at diagnosis and the age at implantation in children under 7 years had no significant relationship with the educational level of parents, place of residence, and economic status of the family (P>0.05).
Conclusion The diagnosis of hearing loss in nearly 70% of CI users in Guilan Province is before the age of one, but less than half of the children receive CI before the age of two. There is a significant delay between the age at diagnosis of hearing loss and the age at cochlear implantation in Iranian CI users, which requires investigating the reasons and planning to shorten this delay time.
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Received: 2024/10/9 | Accepted: 2025/03/8 | Published: 2025/10/2
Received: 2024/10/9 | Accepted: 2025/03/8 | Published: 2025/10/2
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