Minimal outcome measurements in pediatric cochlear implant users: a consensus paper

• Griet Mertens,
• Anouk Hofkens,
• Paul Van de Heyning,
• Vincent Van Rompaey,
• An Boudewyns,
• Maria Fernanda Di Gregorio ,
• Robert H. Eikelboom,
• Roberta Marino,
• Anja Kurz ,
• Heike Kühn,
• Wafaa Shehata-Dieler ,
• Artur Lorens,
• Sasidharan Pulibalathingal,
• Ranjith Rajeswaran ,
• Dayse Tavora-Vieira,
• Sandra R. Bellekom ,
• Vedat Topsakal

Affiliations

Griet Mertens

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium;Experimental Laboratory of Translational Neurosciences and Dento-Otolaryngology, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium

Anouk Hofkens

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Paul Van de Heyning

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium;Experimental Laboratory of Translational Neurosciences and Dento-Otolaryngology, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium

Vincent Van Rompaey

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium;Experimental Laboratory of Translational Neurosciences and Dento-Otolaryngology, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium

An Boudewyns

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium;Experimental Laboratory of Translational Neurosciences and Dento-Otolaryngology, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium

Maria Fernanda Di Gregorio

OTICO Hearing Center (OHC), Cordoba, Argentina

Robert H. Eikelboom

Ear Sciences Centre, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia;Department of Speech Langauge Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Roberta Marino

Deparment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia

Anja Kurz

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Comprehensive Hearing Center, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany

Heike Kühn

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Comprehensive Hearing Center, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany

Wafaa Shehata-Dieler

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Comprehensive Hearing Center, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany

Artur Lorens

Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, Poland

Sasidharan Pulibalathingal

ENT Super Specialty Institute and Research Center, Calicut, India

Ranjith Rajeswaran

Madras ENT Research Foundation (MERF), Chennai, India

Dayse Tavora-Vieira

Deparment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia

Sandra R. Bellekom

Ear Sciences Centre, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia

Vedat Topsakal

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium;Experimental Laboratory of Translational Neurosciences and Dento-Otolaryngology, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium