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American Cochlear Implant Alliance Task Force Guidelines for Determining Cochlear Implant Candidacy in Adults with Single-Sided Deafness or Asymmetric Hearing Loss

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1.  Adults with single-sided deafness experience poorer performance on which of the following measures as compared to adults with normal hearing bilaterally? Speech understanding in noise Sound source localization Quality of life All of the above

2.  What were the common clinical recommendations for adults with SSD prior to the approval of SSD as an indication for cochlear implantation? No treatment Conventional hearing aid Bone-conduction device All of the above

3.  Which group of adults with single-sided deafness (SSD) may experience LIMITED benefit with a cochlear implant? Adults with congenital SSD Adults with postlingual SSD greater than 10 years Adults with postlingual SSD less than 10 years All of the above

4.  What measures can assess the benefit of cochlear implant use for adults with single-sided deafness post-activation? Word recognition with the cochlear implant alone Speech recognition in spatially-separated noise Questionnaires specific to tinnitus perception and subjective benefit All of the above

5.  What is the recommended wear time with the cochlear implant per day for adults with single-sided deafness? 1-2 hours 2-4 hours 4-6 hours Greater than 8 hours